Asian Championships gold-medalist in women’s 65kg freestyle, Navjot Kaur is optimistic that the Indian women’s wrestling contingent will return with a rich medal haul from the 2018 Commonwealth Games which will take place in in Gold Coast, Australia next month. 

Kaur is currently training young Dwya Kakran, who will be representing India in the 65kg category. Kaur is also impressed with the progress the youngster, who won gold at the Wrestling Nationals last year, is making. 

At a personal level, Kaur has had her ups and downs but is confident of a strong comeback. She said that her recent experience has taught her that as a sportsperson one should not be discouraged by any failure. 

“My recent experience taught me that as a sportsperson we should not be discouraged by any failure. I fell prior to the Commonwealth Games trials recently and could not qualify to represent India. Following that came my wonderful experience of becoming India's first woman wrestler to win an Asian Championships gold medal recently,” she wrote. 

“As far as my individual preparations goes I am focusing on first getting selected for the Asian Games and then perform well there in Jakarta in October,” she stated.