India's #SushilaDeviLikmabam bagged the silver medal in the women's judo 48kg final at the 2022 Commonwealth Games (CWG) on Monday. Sushila lost to South Africa's Michaela Whitebooi to settle for silver. Here, we decode her journey. #CommonwealthGames2022
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Sushila fell short as Whitebooi won the bout in the golden score period at the Coventry Arena. An error cost the Indian the coveted CWG gold medal. Notably, Sushila competed with stitches on her knee. In the semi-final, Sushila thrashed Priscilla Morand of Mauritia 10-0.
Sushila is now India's most successful Indian judoka at the Commonwealth Games. She is the first-ever Indian to win two medals at CWG, having bagged her first (silver) at the 2014 CWG in Glasgow as a 19-year-old (same category).
Besides, Sushila has become the third Indian to win a silver medal in the ongoing competition after weightlifters Sanket Sargar and Bindyarani Devi.
Sushila hails from Manipur in India. Her uncle, Likmabam Dinit, who has represented India in judo, took Sushila to the Khuman Lampak Stadium in December 2002. Sushila started training there at a very young age.
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