Overview

• Patil outmaneuvered Muskan 7-2 on August 3 to secure her place on India’s women’s 65kg team for the World Championships in Zagreb next month.
• She transitioned from mud wrestling and state-level swimming to mat wrestling in late 2020, achieving rapid progress despite limited big-tournament exposure.
• Relocating from Maharashtra enabled her to train full-time under Coach Jasbeer, whose insistence on a continuous stay in Hisar boosted her technical prowess and work ethic.
• Patil idolizes Olympic champion Helen Maroulis and views a podium finish in Zagreb as a crucial step toward realizing her Olympic medal ambitions.
• Her entire training regimen is financed by her father Dilip Patil’s dhaba earnings, underscoring the family’s significant financial sacrifice.