Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Pincky Balhara Wins Asian Games Bronze Despite Injury
Pincky Balhara is an athlete from India who competes in kurash.
She won a bronze medal at the Asian Games.
She reached the semifinal by defeating South Korea’s Lim Garam.
In the semifinal, she lost to Mo Sumin of South Korea.
The score was 0-5.
Pincky was injured during the competition.
Her mother said she was proud that Pincky represented India.
This was Pincky’s second Asian Games medal and India’s third medal in kurash at the Games.
Pincky Balhara won bronze in the women’s 78 kg kurash event.
She lost her semifinal to South Korea’s Mo Sumin by 0-5.
Balhara defeated South Korea’s Lim Garam 3-0 in the quarterfinal.
The medal is Balhara’s second Asian Games medal and India’s third in kurash.
Her mother praised her for representing India despite competing with an injury.
- Who
- Indian kurash athlete Pincky Balhara, South Korea’s Mo Sumin and Lim Garam, and Balhara’s mother, Suresh Balhara.
- What
- Balhara won a bronze medal in the women’s 78 kg kurash event at the Asian Games.
- When
- Monday, during the 2026 Asian Games.
- Where
- At the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
- Why
- Balhara earned bronze after defeating Lim Garam in the quarterfinal and losing to Mo Sumin in the semifinal; her mother said she competed despite an injury and represented India proudly.
- Athlete
- Pincky Balhara
- Sport
- Kurash
- Event
- Women’s 78 kg
- Semifinal result
- Lost 0-5 to South Korea’s Mo Sumin
- Previous Asian Games medal
- Silver in 2018
- India’s kurash record
- Third-ever Asian Games medal in the discipline
- India’s overall tally
- 45 medals: four gold, 20 silver and 21 bronze