At age 12, Suchika Tariyal began practicing Judo to learn self-defense following an incident of eve-teasing. More than ten years later, that choice led her to the Asian Games podium, where she clinched India's opening medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Games.
Suchika beat Mongolia's Altanchimeg Baigalmaa to advance to the semifinals of the women's traditional 60kg MMA (mixed martial arts) event on Sunday. The victory guaranteed her a medal and added another milestone to her distinguished combat-sports career.
