Alisha Choudhary is an Indian karateka who competes in the women's kumite −55 kg category. She won the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Championships and the bronze medal at the 2025 Asian Championships.
Early life
Alisha was born in Mohna village in Kaithal district of Haryana. She was raised in a family with an agricultural background. Her father, Jasmer, is a farmer, while her mother, Santosh, is a homemaker. She spent her early years in Mohna, where she developed an interest in sports before pursuing karate competitively.
Career
Alisha won the bronze medal in the women's kumite −55 kg event at the 2025 Asian Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
In January 2026, she won the bronze medal in the women's kumite −55 kg event at the Karate 1 Series A tournament in Tbilisi, Georgia, becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal at a Karate 1 Series A event. In June 2026, Alisha won the gold medal in the women's kumite −55 kg event at the 2026 Asian Championships in Bali, Indonesia, defeating Japan's Rina Kodo in the final. She became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Senior Asian Karate Championships. She is selected to represent India at the 2026 Asian Games.
