The Economic Times

Harassment At 12 changed her life: Madhavan applauds Suchika Tariyals historic Asian Games MMA Medal

Suchika Tariyal recently made history by bagging Indias first medal (bronze) at the Asian Games in the category of MMA. However, her tryst with combat sports began with an incident of harassment when she was a little girl. At 12, she took up learning judo to defend herself from predators. She fetched India medals in judo and jiu-jutsu. Now at 36, she has made history, bagging a bronze medal in MMA in the Asian Games.