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'''Magai Majhi''' (born 18 August 2004)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Orisports.com |url=https://www.orisports.com/PersonDetails.aspx?pId=NTA3Nw== |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=www.orisports.com}}</ref> is an Indian kho kho player from [[Odisha]].<ref>https://kheloindia.gov.in/uploads/Khelo%20India%20Athletes.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250515205637/https://kheloindia.gov.in/uploads/Khelo%20India%20Athletes.pdf |date=15 May 2025 }} Serial number 188</ref> She plays for the [[India women's national kho kho team]] as a defender.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kho Kho Federation of India (KKFI) - KKFI Official Website |url=https://khokhofederation.in/world-cup-team-matches/?id=2 |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Kho Kho Federation |language=en-US}}</ref> She was part of the Indian women’s team that won the inaugural [[Kho Kho World Cup]] held at [[New Delhi]] in January 2025.<br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Majhi is born into a tribal family from Kasnadara village in Chandragiri panchayat, [[Kashipur, Rayagada|Kashipur]] block, [[Rayagada district]], Odisha. She is the daughter of Damu Majhi, a farmer, and Budhwari Majhi.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-18 |title=National Kho Kho champion Magai Majhi felicitated |url=https://orissadiary.com/national-kho-kho-champion-magai-majhi-felicitated/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=OdishaDiary.com |language=en-US}}</ref> She trains at the Odisha Kho Kho High Performance Centre at [[Bhubaneswar]]. She is doing her graduation in arts at [[Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=India |first=The Hans |date=2025-03-11 |title=ECI invites suggestions from political parties to strengthen electoral processes |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/news/national/eci-invites-suggestions-from-political-parties-to-strengthen-electoral-processes-953003 |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}</ref> She started playing kho kho in 2013.<ref name=":0" /> <br />
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== Career ==<br />
Majhi was part of the Indian women's team that won the first [[Kho Kho World Cup]] at [[New Delhi]] in January 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=IANS |date=2025-01-15 |title=Kho Kho World Cup: Indian women make history with 157-point rout of South Korea |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/sports/kho-kho-world-cup-indian-women-make-history-with-157-point-rout-of-south-korea-1503386655.html |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=The Statesman |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Krishnan |first=Vivek |date=2025-01-09 |title=Waikar to lead Indian men's team in Kho Kho WC |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/waikar-to-lead-indian-mens-team-in-kho-kho-wc/article69081262.ece |access-date=2025-03-11 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> 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 men's national kho kho team|Nepal]] 78-40 in the final.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Indian Women create history at Kho Kho World Cup 2025 with commanding victory over rivals Nepal to secure coveted trophy |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sports/indian-women-create-history-at-kho-kho-world-cup-2025-with-commanding-victory-over-rivals-nepal-to-secure-coveted-trophy/ |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Livemint |date=2025-01-19 |title=Indian women win first-ever Kho Kho World Cup 2025; PM Modi hails 'historic' victory {{!}} Mint |url=https://www.livemint.com/sports/indian-women-win-first-ever-kho-kho-world-cup-2025-pm-modi-hails-historic-victory-11737302241435.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250201155957/https://www.livemint.com/sports/indian-women-win-first-ever-kho-kho-world-cup-2025-pm-modi-hails-historic-victory-11737302241435.html |archive-date=1 February 2025 |access-date=2025-03-09 |work=mint |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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After returning from the World Cup victory, she was taken out on a road show in Rayagada and felicitated by the local MLA Appalaswamy Kadraka. On 18 February 2025, she was also felicitated by the district collector Parul Patawari in the presence of other district officers and media.<br />
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She was part of the Odisha senior women's team that won the silver medal at the National Games held in Haldwani, [[Uttarakhand]] in January/February 2025. She also took part in the Odisha team which won the Khelo India senior women kho kho league phase 3 at [[Coimbatore]] in 2024. She was also part of the Odisha team that won the silver medal in the 36th [[National Games of India|National Games]] at [[Ahmedabad]] in October 2022. She took part in the 53rd Senior National Kho Kho Championship at [[Chhattisgarh]] in December 2019 where Odisha women won a bronze medal.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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