Fat to Fit: Judoka Tulika Maan reduced 30 kgs on her way to CWG silver

Commonwealth Games is nothing short of sensational. With the long list for the Games was decided a year ago, Tulika was not even considered for selection as she could "hardly move". "When the probables were decided a year ago, she was not among the players picked. She brought her weight down to 85kg from 115kg to get into shape. She weighs about 89-90kg at the moment,'' said coach Jiwan Sharma, who is here with the Indian judo contingent, in a chat with PTI.

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Indian judoka Tulika Maan gave her all but came up short against Scotland's Sarah Adlington in the final to settle for a silver medal in the women's 78kg category in the Commonwealth Games. Tulika, who won two fights earlier in the day to make it to the final, led for majority of the bout before

"There is still work to be done as judo at the Asian level is much tougher compared to CWG," the coach added. The competition here is not as stiff as the Asian Games, which is her next target, but the almost six feet tall athlete did have work exceptionally hard to fit into the 78+ category. Tulika otherwise trains with coach Yashpal Solanki at the SAI centre in Bhopal and after the medal ceremony on Wednesday, dedicated her silver to coach and mother, who is a cop in Delhi. Her father Satbir Maan was murdered when she was two years old. "I did not come here for silver. Who knows what happens the next time I am competing in CWG. I have to change the colour of the medal. I can't be satisfied with this performance "I committed two fouls for not attacking and tried to cover it and it did not work out," said Tulika who was inconsolable after the loss. She led for majority of the fight before Scotland's Sarah