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'''Opinaben Devjibhai''' '''Bhilar''' (born 8 July 2001)<ref>https://kheloindia.gov.in/uploads/Final_Players_Pune_KIYG_2019.pdf Serial number 4037</ref> is an Indian kho kho player from [[Gujarat]]. She plays for the [[India women's national kho kho team]] as an allrounder.<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.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Bhilar is from Biliamba village, [[Dang district, India|Dang district]], Gujarat. Her Devjibhai Bhilar is a farmer. After studying till Class 8 at Biliamba Primary School in her village, she moved to District Level Sports School, [[Tapi Assembly constituency|Tapi]] and trained under her first coach Sunil Mistry.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2025-01-20 |title=Gujarat farmer's daughter helps India clinch first Kho Kho World Cup title |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/gujarat-farmers-daughter-helps-india-clinch-first-kho-kho-world-cup-title/articleshow/117394023.cms |access-date=2025-03-11 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Bhilar represented Gujarat in four Senior National Kho Kho Championships and in 2023 Gujarat finished 7th at Delhi, where Bhilar was selected among the probables for the senior national camp.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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In 2018, she shifted to athletics, as she was good in sprints too, and joined the academy at [[Vadodara]]. During her short stint in athletics, she suffered an [[ACL injury]] in 2019 but she worked hard on rehab during the [[COVID-19]] lockdown and came back to kho kho in 2021.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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She 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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