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Sakshi Kumari (born 29 November 1996) is an Indian kabaddi player. In 2022, she was awarded the Arjuna Award. [1] [2]
Kumari was a member of the kabaddi team that won the silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games, as well as the team that won a gold at the 2019 South Asian Games. [3] [4]
Kabaddi is a contact team sport played between two teams of seven players, originating in ancient India. The objective of the game is for a single player on offense, referred to as a "raider", to run into the opposing team's half of the court, touch out as many of their players as possible, and return to their own half of the court, all without being tackled by the defenders in 30 seconds. Points are scored for each player tagged by the raider, while the opposing team earns a point for stopping the raider. Players are taken out of the game if they are touched or tackled, but are brought back in for each point scored by their team from a tag or a tackle.
Devendra Jhajharia is an Indian Paralympic javelin thrower competing in F46 events. He is the first Indian Paralympics player to win two gold medals at the Paralympics. He won his first gold in the javelin throw at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, becoming the second gold medalist at the Paralympics for his country. At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, he won a second gold medal in the same event, bettering his previous record. Devendra is currently being supported by the Olympic Gold Quest. He becomes India's most decorated Paralympic player by winning his third medal, a silver at the 2020 Summer Paralympics at Tokyo.
Mandeep Jangra is former Indian amateur boxer and current professional. He won the silver medal at the 2013 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in the welterweight category. He represented India at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in the same category and won the silver medal. He was awarded the prestigious Arjuna Award in 2015.
Anup Kumar is an Indian former professional Kabaddi player and Kabaddi Coach of PKL Team Puneri Paltan. He was a member of the India national kabaddi team that won Asian gold medals in 2010 and 2014, one South Asian gold medal in 2016 and the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup. He was the captain of the Indian National Kabaddi Team. He spent five years with U Mumba and later moved to Jaipur Pink Panthers. In 2012, the Government of India conferred the Arjuna Award on him for his achievements in the sport. He is employed as a Deputy Commissioner of Police in his native State of Haryana. On 19 December 2018, he announced his retirement from kabbadi.
Raju Bhavsar is a former Indian kabaddi player. He has played for national kabaddi team and represented in international tournaments for almost eight years.
Esha Singh is an Indian amateur shooter. She became the national champion in the 10m Air Pistol category in 2018. She clinched an Olympic quota berth in the 10m Air Pistol category for the Paris Olympic Games at the Asian Qualifier at Jakarta on 8 January 2024. She was also conferred the Arjun Award for 2023 but missed the event on 9 January 2024 due to the Asian qualifier.
Rajeshwari Ria Kumari is an Indian sports shooter and fashion designer. Kumari is a trap shooter and has won medals in both domestic and international competitions. She won the silver medal at the Women's trap team event in the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. Kumari is a co-founder of Saurab Rajeshwari, a luxury Indian clothing and embroidery brand.
India competed at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, which began on 23 September 2023 and ended on 8 October 2023. The event was scheduled to be held in September 2022 but was postponed due to the rising COVID-19 cases in China. The event was later rescheduled to be held in September–October 2023.
Aditi Gopichand Swami is an Indian archer from Maharashtra. She became India's first ever individual world champion at the senior level when she won the Gold in the Compound Women's final at the 2023 World Archery Championships.
Thailand women's national kabaddi team represents Thailand in kabaddi. They've competed at all three kabaddi tournaments at the Asian Games, winning one silver and two bronze medals.
Sandeep Thakral is an Indian bridge player. He was selected to the Indian bridge team to take part in the 2022 Asian Games at Hangzhou, China. In the final, team suffered a defeat to Hong Kong and were awarded the silver medal. In the semifinals, India defeated China. In 2018 Asian Games, the Indian team won a bronze medal.
Ritu Negi is an Indian kabaddi player from HImachal Pradesh. She is the captain of the Indian team which won the gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games. The Indian team defeated Chinese Taipei in the final on 7 October 2023.
Ghazal Khalaj is an Iranian kabaddi player and captain of the Iranian national women's kabaddi team.
Vishal Bhardwaj is an Indian professional Kabaddi player who plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. He is a defender who plays in the left corner. He is selected for the Indian team to represent at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. He is part of the Indian team that won the gold medal in the 2022 Asian Games. India defeated Iran 33-29 in a controversial final.
Arjun Deshwal is an Indian professional Kabaddi player who plays as a raider in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL). He was part of the Indian team that won the gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Gangzhou, China.
Sunil Kumar is an Indian professional kabaddi player who plays in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) as a defender. After winning the Junior Nationals in 2015 and 2016, he was picked up by Patna Pirates for the PKL season 4. He later transferred to Jaipur Pink Panthers. In 2023, Kumar competed for India at the 2022 Asian Games; the team won gold, controversially defeating Iran 33–29 in the finals.
Nitin Rawal is an Indian professional kabaddi player who plays in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) as an all rounder. He previously played for the Jaipur Pink Panthers, though transferred to the Haryana Steelers. In 2023, he competed for India at the 2022 Asian Games; the team won gold, controversially defeating Iran 33–29 in the finals.
Snehal Pradeep Shinde is an Indian kabaddi player. She was part of the team that won the gold medal in the 2022 Asian Games. In the final, India beat Chinese Taipei 26–24 on 7 October 2023.
Ankur Dhama is an Indian para-athlete and long-distance runner. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2018.
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