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Nickname | BK | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||
Citizenship | India | ||||||||||||||
Born | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India | 24 December 1996||||||||||||||
Education | Graduate | ||||||||||||||
Alma mater | High school: IMG Academy, University: Hillsborough Community College, Lindsey Wilson College, Husson University | ||||||||||||||
Years active | 2016 - present | ||||||||||||||
Employer | India | ||||||||||||||
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Country | India | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Basketball | ||||||||||||||
Position | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Club | Hillsborough Hawks | ||||||||||||||
Team | India | ||||||||||||||
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Barkha Sonkar (24 December 1996) is an Indian women's basketball player. She is a member of India women's national basketball team [1] and represented India in "2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division B" [2]
She was selected for the IMG Reliance scholarship programmes in the US for schooling and training. [3] Studied high school at IMG Academy Bradenton, Florida, and graduated from IMG Academy in 2016, after that went to Hillsborough Community College, played for hawks (National Collegiate Athletic Association) for 2 years.
Currently playing for Lindsey Wilson College, Kentucky
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