{
  "id": 8623859,
  "title": "At 12, she was eve-teased: Suchika is now India’s first Asian Games MMA medallist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/at-12-she-was-eve-teased-suchika-is-now-indias-first-asian-games-mma",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T05:11:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games-2026/at-12-she-was-eve-teased-it-changed-her-life-24-years-later-suchika-tariyal-is-indias-first-asian-games-mma-medallist/articleshow/134363738.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Eve-teased at 12, Suchika Tariyal took up judo for self-defence, beginning a journey through judo, Ju-Jitsu and MMA. At 36, the Rohtak fighter became India’s first Asian Games MMA medallist after beating Mongolia’s Altanchimeg Baigalmaa 2-0 to reach the -60kg semifinals. A former eight-time national judo champion, Tariyal now hopes her journey inspires more young women.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Asian Games: MMA's Varun Sanyal medically unfit after dizziness during weight cut",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/asian-games-mmas-varun-sanyal-medically-unfit-after-dizziness-during",
        "published": "2026-09-20T07:04:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}