Priya Malik is an Indian wrestler, who won a gold medal in the ongoing World Cadet Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary on 24 July 2021. She won a medal in the women’s 73 kg weight category. A daughter of India has given another event to celebrate the whole country by winning a gold medal just after Mirabai Chanu won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympic 2020.Â
Priya was born and raised in Jind City, Haryana, India along with her family and siblings. She attended Choudhary Bharat Singh Memorial School for education and won several medals for school too. She gained recognition as a wrestler in 2019 after winning a gold medal in Khelo India, which was held in Pune.