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Once a fan of WWE superstar John Cena, Meenakshi Goyat is now in the Asian Championships final

Once a fan of WWE superstar John Cena, Meenakshi Goyat is now in the Asian Championships final

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5 min readUpdated: Apr 10, 2026 08:42 AM IST A 10-year-old Meenakshi Goyat ran around her house wearing a t-shirt with a picture of WWE superstar John Cena on it. Fifteen years on she has emerged as a star in the real thing. On Thursday, at the Asian Wrestling Championships, Meenakshi set up the title clash with Jin Zhang of China in the 53-kg category, an Olympic Games weight classification. The wrestler from Haryana blitzed past Sabkibjamal Esbosynova of Uzbekistan and Seoyoung Park of South Korea. When her father Prem Goyat came to know about her daughter’s obsession with professional wrestling, he started to figure out where she could go and learn wrestling. “She got obsessed with John Cena after watching WWE on TV. She used to say that I want to wrestle like Cena,” Prem tells the Indian Express. That professional wrestling was a different kettle of fish didn’t strike Prem then. He and his daughter went looking for wrestling academies. “I had no idea that Pro Wrestling is different from what I am …

India’s Arshad Nadeem? Sachin Yadav wants to let his Javelin do the talking

India’s Arshad Nadeem? Sachin Yadav wants to let his Javelin do the talking

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Kochi: In the men’s javelin final of the 2025 Federation Cup here at the Maharaja’s College Ground, Sachin Yadav of Services walked away with gold with a best throw of 83.86m. He beat Yashvir Singh (80.85m) and Sahil Silwal (77.84m) in a field that, while the likes of Rohit Yadav, still had plenty of firepower and pressure. “The heat was intense, and the wind caused the javelin to move unpredictably. It wasn’t easy,” Sachin told The Bridge moments after his win. “My coach kept reminding me to stay calm and keep trying. The main goal was qualification [to Asian C’ships], but even if that didn’t happen today, there’s always a next time,” he added. Battling injury, staying focused What made his gold medal effort even more commendable was the fact that Sachin wasn’t operating at his best. “I had to put in more effort than others today. I’m still carrying an ankle injury from the National Games,” he admitted. “Even now, my shoulder isn’t fully recovered either. That’s why I’ve been training more for recovery …