Vaishnavi Bajarang Powar (2 September 2006) [1] is an Indian kho kho player from Maharashtra. She plays for the India women's national kho kho team as a defender. [2] [3] She was part of the Indian women's team that won the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup held at New Delhi in January 2025.
Powar is from Chandur-Shahunagar, Ichalkaranji village in Kagal taluka, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. [4] The family is into powerloom weaving. She studied at Gangamai Girls High School and later joined arts stream at the Junior College in Ichalkaranji. [4]
Powar was part of the Indian women's team that won the first Kho Kho World Cup at New Delhi in January 2025. [5] [6] The Indian team defeated South Korea, IR Iran and Malaysia in the group stages, Bangladesh in quarterfinals and South Africa in semifinals. They defeated Nepal 78–40 in the final. [7] [8] Earlier in December 2024, she attended a selection camp for 60 probables at New Delhi before getting the nod for the final 15. [9] [10]