Click to play videoDoha: Women's wrestling was introduced only at the 2002 Busan Asian Games and Indian women have come a long way in the last four years with two medals at Doha.
Geetika Jhakar and Alka Tomar were the first medal winners in women's wrestling at the Asian Games for India.
While Geetika powered her way to a silver in the women's 63 kg category, Alka's aggression got her the bronze in the 55Kg event.
"Maine apne per confidence rakha to mein Olympic mein pakka medal lungi. Mein desh ke liye bahut kuch karna chahti hoon (I am confident of winning a medal at the Olympics. I want to do something for my country)," Alka said
In Busan the Koreans dominated the event. But in Doha, Indian wrestlers have overshadowed women from powerhouses such as Mongolia and Japan.
"We have won a medal in wrestling whether in the men's or the women's section after along time," the coach said.
Indian women wrestlers were not in the fray at the Athens Olympics in 2004 where the sport featured for the first time.
But maybe two years later, the story will be different in Beijing.
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