From eve-teasing to MMA cage: Suchika's remarkable combat journey

Aichi-Nagoya (Japan), Sept 20 (UNI) From taking up judo at the age of 12 after an incident of eve-teasing to assuring India of its first-ever Asian Games MMA medal, Suchika Tariyal's remarkable combat-sport journey reached a historic milestone here on Sunday. Suchika defeated Mongolia's Altanchimeg Baigalmaa 2-0 in the women's Traditional MMA 60 kg quarterfinal to enter the semifinals, assuring herself at least a bronze medal as MMA makes its Asian Games debut at the Aichi-Nagoya Games. Her achievement is the latest chapter in a career that has taken her across judo, ju-jitsu and professional MMA. A native of Rohtak,…