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{{short description|Indian freestyle wrestler}}

{{Infobox sportsperson
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| name = Divya Kakran
| honorific_suffix = Bharat Kesari 2018
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| native_name = दिव्या काकरान
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| nickname = Divya
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| birth_place = Purbaliyan, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Prdesh
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| residence = Delhi
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| alma_mater = Noida College of Physical Education
| occupation = Sports, currently working in [[Indian Railways]], [[Delhi]]
| years_active = 2008-Present
| employer = Indian Railways
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| height = 167 cm 
| weight = 68 kg
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| other_interests = Wrestling
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| sport = Wrestling
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| team = Indian Wrestling Federation
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| coach = Vikram Kumar Sonkar (Guru [[Prem Nath (wrestler)|Premnath]] Akhara, Delhi)
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{{MedalBronze| [[2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Gold Coast]]| [[Wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's freestyle 68 kg|68 kg]]}}
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{{MedalBronze| [[2018 Asian Games|2018 Jakarta Palembang]] | [[Wrestling at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's freestyle 68 kg|68 kg]]}}
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{{MedalGold|[[2021 Asian Wrestling Championships|2021 Almaty]]|72 kg}}
{{MedalGold | [[2020 Asian Wrestling Championships|2020 New Delhi]] | 68 kg }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2017 Asian Wrestling Championships|2017 New Delhi]] | 69 kg }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2019 Asian Wrestling Championships|2019 Xi'an]] | 68 kg }}
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'''Divya Kakran''' (born 1998) is a [[Freestyle wrestling|freestyle wrestler]] from [[India]]. Divya has won 60 medals, including 17 gold medals in the [[Delhi]] State Championship, and has won the [[Bharat Kesri Dangal|Bharat Kesari]] title eight times.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/noida-divya-sleeping-on-fathers-dreams-17215650.html|title=दिव्या ने पिता को दिया उपहार, जीता स्वर्ण|work=Dainik Jagran|access-date=2018-03-23|language=hi}}</ref> She has been vocal about being disappointed by the lack of support from the government of Delhi in her pursuit for a medal at the Asian Games in 2018, despite writing to the government about her poor financial background.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/others/article/asian-games-bronze-medallist-divya-kakran-lambastes-arvind-kejriwal-says-got-no-help-from-delhi-government/280238|title=Asian Games bronze medallist Divya Kakran lambastes Arvind Kejriwal, says got no help from Delhi government|access-date=2018-09-05|language=en-GB}}</ref> Divya is presently employed with the [[Indian Railways]] as senior ticket examiner.

== Personal life and family ==
Divya Kakran hails from [[North Delhi]] and belongs to a middle-class family from Purbaliyan village. Her father Suraj sain, sold [[Kaupinam|Langots]] for livelihood, which her mother sewed at home.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jagran.com/other-sports/headlines-jagran-special-divya-kakran-a-gold-medalist-female-wrestler-is-waiting-for-a-government-job-for-the-last-two-years-17072416.html|title=स्टेडियम के बाहर पिता बेच रहे थे लंगोट, बेटी ने जीत लिया गोल्ड मेडल, पढ़े इस खिलाड़ी की कहानी|work=Dainik Jagran|access-date=2018-03-23|language=hi}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/wrestling-nationals-after-a-bout-with-kidney-stone-divya-kakran-bags-gold-4942433/|title=Wrestling Nationals: With father selling langots outside stadium, Divya Kakran wins gold|date=2017-11-17|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-03-23|language=en-US}}</ref> Kakran studied Physical Education and Sports Sciences (BPES) at the Noida College of Physical Education in [[Dadri]], [[India]].<ref name=":2" />

== Wrestling career ==

* 2017 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships - Kakran won a gold medal in the Commonwealth Championship held in South [[Johannesburg]], [[Africa]] in December 2017.<ref name=":0" />
* 2017 Asian Wrestling Championships - Kakran won a silver medal in the women's freestyle 69 kg event at the [[2017 Asian Wrestling Championships]] in [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?wkid=1E978795D36A49729BA797D3877A9D74&gkl=7|title=International Wrestling Database|website=www.iat.uni-leipzig.de|language=en|access-date=2018-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412145052/https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?wkid=1E978795D36A49729BA797D3877A9D74&gkl=7|archive-date=2016-04-12|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 2018 Bharat Kesri Dangal 23 March 2018 - Kakran won the [[Bharat Kesri Dangal|Bharat Kesari]] title, held in [[Bhiwani]], [[Haryana]], [[India]]. In the final match of the competition, Kakran defeated Ritu Malik. Before this final match, Kakran defeated the international champion [[Geeta Phogat]], who was famous enough to be portrayed in the movie [[Dangal (film)|Dangal]].
* 2018 Asian Games Jakarta Palembang - Kakran won a bronze medal in the women's freestyle 68 kg event at the [[2018 Asian Games]] in [[Jakarta]] and [[Palembang]], beating Taipei's Chen Wenling on account of technical superiority.<ref name="htorgref">{{cite news |title=Asian Games 2018 Live Update Day 3: Divya Kakran Wins Wrestling Bronze, Virdhawal Khade Misses Out on Swimming Medal|url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/asian-games-2018-live-update-day-3-divya-kakran-wins-wrestling-bronze-virdhawal-khade-misses-out-on-swimming-medal-1851333.html|accessdate=21 August 2018 |agency=news18}}</ref><ref name="wrestling_results_book_asian_games_2018">{{Cite web|title=Wrestling Results Book|url=http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/4/112/AG2018_OfficialResultBook_Wrestling_v1.0.pdf|website=2018 Asian Games|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203161810/http://www.ocagames.com/orb/files/4/112/AG2018_OfficialResultBook_Wrestling_v1.0.pdf|archive-date=3 February 2020|access-date=18 May 2020}}</ref>

== Competitions ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Representing India'''
!Year
!'''Competition'''
!Weight Class
!Medal
!Venue
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|2018
|Commonwealth Games
|68 kg
|Bronze
|
|-
|2018
|Asian Games
|68 kg
|Bronze
|Jakarta, Palembang
|-
|2017
|[[Commonwealth Wrestling Championship]]
|68 kg
|Gold
|[[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]]
|-
|2017
|Senior National Championship<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/commonwealth-games-2018-with-talent-on-her-side-divya-kakran-will-aim-to-wrestle-her-way-to-gold-4356761.html|title=Commonwealth Games 2018: With talent on her side, Divya Kakran will aim to wrestle her way to gold - Firstpost|website=www.firstpost.com|access-date=2018-03-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/sports/divya-kakran-won-gold-at-wrestling-nationals-while-her-father-sold-langots-outside-stadium-333906.html|title=Divya Kakran Won Gold At Wrestling Nationals While Her Father Sold Langots Outside Stadium|work=indiatimes.com|access-date=2018-03-23|language=en}}</ref>
|68 kg
|Gold
|India
|-
|2017
|All India University Championship<ref name=":1" />
|68 kg
|Gold
|India
|-
|2017
|[[Asian Wrestling Championships|Asian Wrestling Championship]]<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?spid=B972EC52B12C41B6AD98D92B194BE6C6|title=International Wrestling Database|website=www.iat.uni-leipzig.de|language=en|access-date=2018-03-23}}{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|68 kg
|Silver
|[[New Delhi|New Delhi, India]]
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.facebook.com/divyasian/ Divya Kakran] on [[Facebook]]
* https://unitedworldwrestling.org/node/6795
* [https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?spid=B972EC52B12C41B6AD98D92B194BE6C6 International Wrestling Database]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling]]
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[[Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in wrestling]]
[[Category:1998 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Wrestlers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
[[Category:Asian Wrestling Championships medalists]]

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