Manisha Bhanwala

Manisha Bhanwala is an Indian wrestler from Rohtak, Haryana. She won gold in the 62 kg category at the 2025 Asian Wrestling Championships Amman^[1] and the 2016 South Asian Games (60 kg). She also secured three Asian Wrestling Championships bronze medals: 2022 Mongolia,^[2] 2023 Astana,^[3] 2024 Bishkek.^[4]

Manisha Bhanwala

Sport
Country	India
Sport	Freestyle wrestling
Medal record Women's freestyle wrestling Representing  India Asian Championships 2025 Amman 62 kg 2022 Mongolia 65 kg 2023 Astana 65 kg 2024 Bishkek 62 kg South Asian Games 2016 Guwahati 60 kg

Early life

Manisha was born in the Rohtak district of Haryana. She started wrestling to lose weight at the behest of her father.^[5]

Senior career results

Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event	Location
24th at 62 kg
Loss	14-6	Sara Lindborg (SWE)	2-9	19 September 2023	2023 World Wrestling Championships	Belgrade
Gold Medall at 65 kg
Win	14-5	Yulia Leskovets (UKR)	9-3	3 June 2023	2023 Kaba Uulu Kozhomkul & Raatbek Sanatbaev Tournament	Bishkek
Win	13-5	Ölziisaikhany Pürevsüren (MGL)	14-0
Win	12-5	Gaukhar Mukhatay (KAZ)	15-0
Win	11-5	Irina Kazyulina (KAZ)	19-5
Bronze Medal at 65 kg
Win	10-5	Albina Kairgeldinova (KAZ)	13-0, Fall	12 April 2023	2023 Asian Wrestling Championships	Astana, Kazakhstan
Loss	9-5	Mahiro Yoshitake (JPN)	7-1, Fall
Loss	9-4	Long Jia (CHN)	0-15
Win	9-3	Ariukhan Jumabaeva (UZB)	11-0, Fall
Win	8-3	Baatarjavyn Shoovdor (MGL)	5-2
Bronze Medal at 62 kg
Loss	7-3	Khadija Jlassi (TUN)	7-11	16 July 2022	2022 Zouhaier Sghaier Ranking Series	Tunis
Win	7-2	Emma Bruntil (USA)	5-2
Gold Medal at 65 kg
Win	6-2	Elis Manolova (AZE)	11-0	3 June 2022	2022 Bolat Turlykhanov Cup	Almaty, Kazakhstan
Win	5-2	Ariukhan Jumabaeva (UZB)	14-0
Win	4-2	Dinora Rustamova (UZB)	16-0, Fall
Win	3-2	Yelena Shalygina (KAZ)	11-5
Loss	2-2	Elis Manolova (AZE)	0-15
Bronze Medal at 62 kg
Win	2-1	Lee Han-bit (KOR)	9-2, Fall	22 April 2022	2022 Asian Wrestling Championships	Ulaanbaatar
Loss	1-1	Nonoka Ozaki (JPN)	0-14
Win	1-0	Ayaulym Kassymova (KAZ)	12-0