Personal Profile About Inunganbi Takhellambam
Inunganbi Takhellambam is an Indian judoka from Tiger Camp in Imphal East, Manipur. She began learning judo while studying in Class V and later trained at the National Sports Academy in Imphal. Her career included two serious left-knee injuries before she returned to international competition. In 2026, she won bronze in the women’s 70 kg category at the Asian Judo Championships in Ordos, ending India’s 13-year wait for a medal at the event.
Inunganbi Takhellambam Asian Games 2026
Inunganbi Takhellambam asian games 2026 campaign took her into the women’s 70 kg bronze-medal bout. She defeated Nepal’s Punam Shrestha by ippon in the round of 16 before losing to DPR Korea’s Mun Song Hui in the quarterfinal. Inunganbi then advanced from the repechage after China’s Jing Tang was disqualified, with the result recorded as fusen-gachi. She moved on to face Mongolia’s Anujin Uran-Ulzii for bronze on October 1.
Inunganbi Takhellambam Judu
Inunganbi Takhellambam judu career includes medals at junior and senior international level. She won junior 63 kg bronze at the 2019 Commonwealth Judo Championships in Walsall, England. She later won gold in the 70 kg category at the 2025 Amman Asian Open and bronze at the 2026 Asian Judo Championships.
Inunganbi Takhellambam Age
Inunganbi Takhellambam age is 27 Years. Judo Federation of India records give her date of birth as January 24, 1999. The International Judo Federation also lists her as 27.
Inunganbi Takhellambam Family
Inunganbi Takhellambam family includes her father, T Nabakumar, and her mother, T Ibechou Leima. A source identified them as her parents in a 2019 report and placed the family at Tiger Camp in Imphal East. Reliable sources reviewed for this profile do not provide confirmed details about her siblings.