Sumit Malik

Sumit Malik
Malik (left) receiving the Arjuna Award in 2018
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1993-01-09) 9 January 1993 (age 32)
Karor village, Rohtak district, Haryana, India
Sport
CountryIndia
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle wrestling
Medal record
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 125 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 New Delhi 125 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Johannesburg 125 kg
Updated on 14 April 2018

Sumit Malik (born 9 January 1993) is a freestyle wrestler from India who competes in 125 kg category. He was gold medallist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. He has also been silver medalist at both the Asian Wrestling Championships and the Commonwealth Wrestling Championship in 2017.

In July 2021, Malik was handed a two year ban by United World Wrestling for failing a dope test.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Wrestler Sumit Malik handed 2-year ban after B sample also fails dope test". India Today. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Wrestler Sumit Malik handed two-year doping ban, India lose Olympic quota". Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

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