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'''Dhanalakshmi Poojary''' (born 2004) is an Indian kabaddi player from [[Karnataka]]. She plays for the [[India women's national kabaddi team|Indian women's national kabaddi team]] and for Karnataka in the domestic tournaments. She is an allrounder.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-11-14 |title=Dhanalakshmi Poojary Biography: Early Life, Domestic Career, Achievements, Social Media and More - Kabaddi Adda |url=https://www.kabaddiadda.com/kabaddi/dhanalakshmi-poojary-biography-early-life-domestic-career-achievements-social-media-and-more/ |access-date=2026-03-20 |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Poojary is from the Suratkal Idya locality in [[Mangaluru]] city, [[Dakshina Kannada district]], Karnataka. Her parents are Narayan Poojary and Shashikala. He did her graduation and post-graduation at Alva's College, [[Moodabidri|Moodabidiri]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=K |first=Shreyas |date=20 November 2025 |title=Inspiring Story: ಧೈರ್ಯೇ, ಸಾಹಸೇ ʼಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ!ʼ, ಢಾಕಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಧನಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿಯ ಖದರ್; ಕಬಡ್ಡಿ ವಿಶ್ವಕಪ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕರುನಾಡ ಹುಡುಗಿ |url=https://kannada.news18.com/news/sports/dhanalakshmi-poojari-selected-for-world-cup-kabaddi-team-pride-of-dakshina-kannada-shk-abn-local18-ws-bl-2234262.html |access-date=20 March 2026 |website=Kannada News18}}</ref> which is part of Alva's Education Foundation and was a product of Alva's Sports Club programme.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |title=Dhanalakshmi Poojary from Alva’s chosen for national women’s kabaddi team |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/dhanalakshmi-poojary-from-alvas-chosen-for-national-womens-kabaddi-team/article70291171.ece |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251208060444/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/dhanalakshmi-poojary-from-alvas-chosen-for-national-womens-kabaddi-team/article70291171.ece |archive-date=2025-12-08 |access-date=2026-03-20 |work=The Hindu |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
She was a part of the Indian women's national kabaddi team that won gold in the Women's Kabaddi World Cup 2025 at [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh in November 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nag |first=Utathya |date=24 November 2025 |title=Women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2025: India defend title - all match results, scores and points table |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/women-kabaddi-world-cup-2025-results-scores-standings-points-table |access-date=16 March 2026 |website=Olympics}}</ref> Before the World Cup, she trained at [[Sports Authority of India]] (SAI) Centre in [[Gandhinagar]], Gujarat after she was selected for the national camp.<ref name=":1" /> She captained the Karnataka state team in the 2025 Senior Federation Cup Kabaddi Championship. She also represented Karnataka 12 time in various junior, senior and [[Khelo India]] games.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Udayavani |date=2025-11-11 |title=Surathkal’s Dhanalakshmi Poojary selected for Indian women’s kabaddi team {{!}} Udayavani - Latest English News, Udayavani Newspaper |url=https://udayavani.com/karnataka/surathkals-dhanalakshmi-poojary-selected-for-indian-womens-kabaddi-team-153351?lang=en |access-date=2026-03-20 |website=Udayavani |language=en}}</ref> She also represented [[Mangalore University]] in the All India Inter-University Games.<ref>{{Cite web |last=K |first=Shreyas |date=20 November 2025 |title=Inspiring Story: ಧೈರ್ಯೇ, ಸಾಹಸೇ ʼಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ!ʼ, ಢಾಕಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಧನಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿಯ ಖದರ್; ಕಬಡ್ಡಿ ವಿಶ್ವಕಪ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕರುನಾಡ ಹುಡುಗಿ |url=https://kannada.news18.com/news/sports/dhanalakshmi-poojari-selected-for-world-cup-kabaddi-team-pride-of-dakshina-kannada-shk-abn-local18-ws-bl-2234262.html |access-date=20 March 2026 |website=Kannada News18}}</ref><br />
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