Indian judoka Tulika Mann’s life of sacrifices bore fruit after she bagged a silver medal in the women’s 78kg event at Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022

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Tulika won India’s third medal in Judo at the Commonwealth Games 2022 after Vijay Kumar Yadav and Shushila Devi Likambam

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The 23-year-old lost to Scotland’s Sarah Adlington in the gold medal bout of the +78kg category

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Tulika’s win is a fine inspirational example of giving answers to rejections by emerging out victorious someday

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Her name was left out of the Commonwealth Games squad by the Judo Federation of India initially

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Despite being a two-time Commonwealth Championship gold medallist, Tulika decided to leave out of judo forever due to the rejection

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It took several interventions by her coach and some other prominent sports personalities to add her name to Commonwealth Games squad at the last moment

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Tulika’s win has made her mother a happiest woman as she raised her single handedly after her father passed away

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As an assistant sub-inspector of Delhi Police, Amrita Mann even took loans to ensure that her daughter excels in her sport

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Tulika now has set her sight to win an Olympics medal for India

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