New Delhi, May 5 -- Hamida Banu, an "Amazon of Aligarh", whose legacy as a renowned India's first professional woman wrestler transcends the confines of the wrestling ring triumphing in over 300 matches mostly against male wrestlers, was honoured by Google doodle on Saturday with Google celebrating her achievements with online users.

The US tech giant put up a colourful doodle of her image created by an Indian artist Divya Negi on its homepage.

May 4 was chosen by Google as this was a special day in the life of Hamida in 1954 when she faced off against the well-known male wrestler Baba Pahalwan, defeating him in a match lasting just one minute and 34 seconds. As Hamida emerged victorious, Baba Pahalwan deemed fit to retire from the wres...