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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = <span style="background-color: rgb(254, 252, 224);">Hetal </span> dave
| image = हेतल दवे.jpeg
| nationality = Indian
| citizenship = Indian
| birth_date = 
| country = India
| sport = sumo wrestler
}}
'''Hetal Dave''' is [[India]]'s first and only professional female [[sumo wrestler]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-look-who-s-in-the-ring-meet-hetal-dave-india-s-first-professional-woman-sumo-wrestler-2128994|title=Look, who's in the ring: Meet Hetal Dave, India's first professional woman sumo wrestler|date=27 September 2015|website=Dnaindia.com|accessdate=30 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1160515/jsp/graphiti/story_85449.jsp|title=Eat, pray, wrestle|date=15 May 2016|website=Telegraphindia.com|accessdate=30 July 2017}}</ref> In 2008, the woman from [[Mumbai]] made it into the [[Limca Book of Records]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-south-asia-11628377/woman-wrestler-hopes-to-put-india-on-the-sumo-world-map|title=Indian woman hopes to conquer Sumo|website=BBC News|language=en|access-date=2018-04-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thishour.in/sports/559/indias-first-female-sumo-wrestler-hetal-dave|title=I am India’s first and only female sumo wrestler: Hetal Dave|last=TIWARI|first=KHUSHBOO|date=30 December 2016|website=www.thishour.in|access-date=8 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106174600/http://www.thishour.in/sports/559/indias-first-female-sumo-wrestler-hetal-dave|archive-date=6 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

She participated in the [[2009 World Games]] held in [[Taiwan]], but went out in the first round.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/others/beauty-and-brawn-indian-woman-sumo-wrestler-at-world-games_547877.html|title=Beauty and Brawn: Indian woman sumo wrestler at World Games|date=17 July 2009|website=Zeenews.india.com|accessdate=30 July 2017}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/sumo-wrestling/hetal-dave-india-first-professional-sumo-wrestler|title=Who says Sumo wrestling is confined to Japan? India's Hetal Dave is here to prove all your myths wrong|date=2016-03-16|access-date=2018-04-28}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Her father and brother were very supportive of her interests in pursuing the sport.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/sports/hetal-dave-india-s-first-female-sumo-wrestler-finds-getting-to-the-ring-more-difficult-than-fighting-in-it-245964.html|title=India's 1st Female Sumo Wrestler, Finds Getting To The Ring More Difficult Than Fighting In It!|work=indiatimes.com|access-date=2018-04-28|language=en}}</ref> She is a commerce graduate and also trains students in wrestling and judo in different schools.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/field/825582/watch-should-i-wait-for-a-biopic-to-be-taken-seriously-says-sumo-wrestler-hetal-dave|title=Watch: 'Should I wait for a biopic to be taken seriously?' says sumo wrestler Hetal Dave|author=Scroll Staff|work=Scroll.in|access-date=2018-04-28|language=en-US}}</ref>

Dave is a Judo trainer and she started her Judo lessons when she was around 6.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/04/06/peerless-in-the-ring-meet-indias-only-female-sumo-wrestler/|title=Peerless in the Ring: Meet India’s Only Female Sumo Wrestler|last=Travierso|first=Michele|work=Time|access-date=2019-06-11|language=en-US|issn=0040-781X}}</ref>

== Training ==
Dave has no opponents to train with in India so has to practice with male players and also her brother Akshay. Indian doesn't have a Sumo Ring, so she had to practice in natural terrain, and she chose Oval Maidan in South Mumbai.<ref name=":0" />

Cawas Billimoria was her coach and her first international championship in Estonia, in 2008. She came among the global top 8 and was included in a list of 150 fearless women by ''Newsweek''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/hetal-dave-breaking-hard-ground-115112701196_1.html|title=Hetal Dave: Breaking hard ground|last=Ganesan|first=Ranjita|date=2015-11-28|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2018-04-28}}</ref>

After Estonia, Dave has represented India in tournaments at Poland, Finland and Taiwan. At the 2009 World Games, she stood fifth in the women's middleweight category.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vagabomb.com/Hetal-Dave-Is-Indias-First-and-Only-Female-Sumo-Wrestler-but-Not-Many-Know-Her|title=Hetal Dave Is India's First and Only Female Sumo Wrestler, but Not Many Know Her|last=VagaBomb|date=2015-09-10|work=VagaBomb|access-date=2018-04-28|language=En}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thevoiceofnation.com/sports/her-name-is-hetal-dave-the-only-woman-sumo-wrestler-in-india-shes-also-ill-fated/|title=Her name is Hetal Dave, the only woman sumo wrestler in India! She’s also ill-fated! – The Voice Of Nation|date=2015-09-16|work=The Voice Of Nation|access-date=2018-04-28|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102063459/http://thevoiceofnation.com/sports/her-name-is-hetal-dave-the-only-woman-sumo-wrestler-in-india-shes-also-ill-fated/|archive-date=2 January 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Recognition ==
Sumo wrestling is not among the recognized sports in India, even then Dave has represented India in several competitions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportswallah.com/others/features/hetal-dave-meet-indias-first-and-only-professional-female-sumo-wrestler/|title=Hetal Dave: Meet India's first and only professional female sumo wrestler|date=2018-08-09|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-06-11}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.facebook.com/hetaldavesumowrestler फेसबुक पन्ना]
* [http://www.bbc.com/hindi/india/2015/11/151117_100women_first_facewall_pk बीबीसी हिंदी पर]

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[[Category:Martial artists from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Female sumo wrestlers]]
[[Category:Indian female martial artists]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Maharashtra]]

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