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'''Pabani Sabar''' (born 17 October 2004) is an Indian kho kho player from [[Odisha]]. He plays for the [[India men's national kho kho team]] as an allrounder. He was part of the Indian men’s team that won the inaugural [[Kho Kho World Cup]] held at [[New Delhi]] in January 2025. He plays for [[Gujarat Giants (kho kho)|Gujarat Giants]] in the [[Ultimate Kho Kho]], a franchise based league tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pabani Sabar Profile 444 |url=https://www.ultimatekhokho.com/players/pabani-sabar-profile-444 |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=Ultimate Kho Kho |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Sabar is from [[Gajapati district]], Odisha. He is the son of late Papeya Sabar and Sambari Sabar. His father died in 2012. He has two brothers and a sister. He started playing kho kho in Class 8. He is doing his graduation in arts at [[Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences]] and is a trainee of the Odisha Kho Kho High Performance Centre at [[Bhubaneswar]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Ori Sports - Personalities |url=https://www.orisports.com/PersonDetails.aspx?pId=NTYyOQ== |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=www.orisports.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-11 |title=3 from Odisha find place in Indian team for Kho Kho World Cup 2025 |url=https://sambadenglish.com/latest-news/3-from-odisha-find-place-in-indian-team-for-kho-kho-world-cup-2025-8609951 |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=Sambad English |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
In January 2025, he was part of the Indian team that won the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup at New Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=India Women's Captain Priyanka Ingle Gears Up For Kho Kho World Cup {{!}} Other Sports News |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/india-womens-captain-priyanka-ingle-gears-up-for-kho-kho-world-cup-7462836 |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=NDTVSports.com |language=en}}</ref> The Indian team were placed in Group A and defeated [[Nepal men's national kho kho team|Nepal]], [[Brazil]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-14 |title=India edge closer to Kho Kho World Cup knockouts after outclassing Brazil |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/india-outclass-brazil-kho-kho-world-cup-edge-closer-to-knockouts-2664829-2025-01-14 |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> [[Peru]] and [[Bhutan]] in the group stages. In the quarterfinals, India defeated [[Sri Lanka men's national kho kho team|Sri Lanka]] and beat [[South Africa men's national kho kho team|South Africa]] 62-42 in the semifinals.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Feel blessed": India's Gowtham MK after reaching Kho Kho World Cup 2025 final |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/others/feel-blessed-indias-gowtham-mk-after-reaching-kho-kho-world-cup-2025-final20250119134404/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Feel Blessed': India's Gowtham MK & Sachin Bhargo Expressed There Feelings After Reaching Kho Kho World Cup 2025 Final |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/feel-blessed-indias-gowtham-mk-sachin-bhargo-expressed-there-feelings-after-reaching-kho-kho-world-cup-2025-final |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref> In the finals, India defeated [[Nepal men's national kho kho team|Nepal]] 54-36 to lift their maiden World Cup.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=2025-01-20 |title=Kho Kho World Cup: Indian men's team crowned champion |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/kho-kho-world-cup-indian-mens-team-crowned-champion/articleshow/117382218.cms |access-date=2025-03-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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In June 2022, he participated in the 4th [[Khelo India Youth Games]] at [[Panchkula|Panchakula]], Haryana where Odisha team won a silver medal. In February 2025, he participated in the 38th [[National Games of India|National Games]] at [[Haldwani]], Uttarakhand and won a silver medal as part of Odisha men’s team.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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