Sathya Krishnamurthi

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Sathya Krishnamurthi (born 25 May 2004) [1] is an Indian basketball player from Tamil Nadu. She plays for the India women's national basketball team as a guard. She plays for Indian Railways team in the domestic tournaments and for Tamil Nadu in National Games.

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Early life and career

Sathya is from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. [2] She did her graduation at MOP Vaishnav college, Chennai.[ citation needed ]

She was selected to play for the Indian team in the 3rd South Asian Basketball Association Women's Championship 2025 qualifiers at New Delhi from 23 to 26 February 2025. The Indian team played Maldives and Nepal for a berth in the FIBA women's Asia Cup. In the first match, India beat Nepal 113–32 on 23 February 2025 [3] and on 25 February 2025, defeated Maldives 113–25. She played both the matches. [4] [5]

She made her international debut in the 2022 FIBA U18 Women's Asian Championship 2022 Division A. [1] She played for Tamil Nadu which won the National Games at Dehradun on 2 February 2025. She top scored with 17 points in the final match against Kerala. [6] She was also part of the Railways team that won the 74th Senior National Basketball Championship at Bhavnagar in January 2025. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sathya Krishnamurthi (India) - Basketball Stats, Height, Age | FIBA Basketball". www.fiba.basketball. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  2. "Know Your Squad: Indian women's basketball team for SABA Women's Championship 2025". Khel Now. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  3. Pitts, Andre (23 February 2025). "Indian basketball team opens campaign with 113-32 win over Nepal". Olympics.com. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  4. "FIBA LiveStats India vs. Nepal". geniussports.com. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  5. "FIBA LiveStats India vs. Maldives". geniussports.com. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  6. Rayan, Stan (2 February 2025). "Basketball". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  7. "Tamil Nadu men, Railway women retain National basketball titles". The Hindu. 12 January 2025. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 24 February 2025.