By the time you read this, Tulika Maan could have become the first Indian to win a judo gold medal in Commonwealth Games history. The 24-year-old from Delhi, who is already a two-time Commonwealth champion from 2018 and 2019, is competing at her first Commonwealth Games and reached the final of the women’s 78kg category.

Tulika’s gold medal clash was scheduled around 2am IST, Thursday. She will contest her gold medal match against Scotland’s Sarah Adlington, who is 11 years older.  Adlington is the reigning champion in the 78kg category and has had to wait for eight years to defend her title. Judo was not part of the 2018 Games in Gold Coast. 

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