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{{Short description|Indian kho kho player}}
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'''Priyanka Hanumant Ingle''' (born 3 October 2000)<ref>https://kheloindia.gov.in/uploads/Khelo%20India%20Athletes.pdf Serial number 157</ref> is an Indian [[kho kho]] player from [[Maharashtra]]. She plays for the [[India women's national kho kho team]] as an allrounder. She captained the Indian women’s team that won the inaugural [[Kho Kho World Cup]] held at Delhi in January 2025.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-01-24 |title=Priyanka Ingle, India's Kho Kho World Cup winning captain arrives in Pune to a grand welcome |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/priyanka-ingle-india-kho-kho-world-cup-winning-captain-pune-9797765/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Skipper Priyanka Ingle calls winning Kho Kho World Cup "proud moment", says sport has reached "global level" |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/others/skipper-priyanka-ingle-calls-winning-kho-kho-world-cup-proud-moment-says-sport-has-reached-global-level20250123015913/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and career ==
Ingle is from [[Pune]], Maharashtra. Her father, Hanumanth Ingle, is a farmer from Kaij taluk, Beed district. She did her schooling at Shri Sayajinath Maharaj Vidyalaya, Wadmukhwadi, in [[Pimpri-Chinchwad]], near Pune. She began playing kho kho in Class 5 at her school and learnt her basics from her first coach Avinash Karvande. She did her MCom and is working with the Income Tax Department in Pune.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Ingle captained the Indian women's team which 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 web |last=Krishnan |first=Vivek |date=2025-01-09 |title=Pratik Waikar, Priyanka Ingle to lead Indian men's and women's teams at Inaugural Kho Kho World Cup |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/other-sports/kho-kho-world-cup-2025-prateek-waikar-priyanka-ingle-captains-india-squad-schedule-news/article69080630.ece |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref> The Indian team defeated South Korea, IR Iran and Malaysia in the group stages, Bangladesh in quarterfinals and South Africa in semifinals, to make it to the final.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 January 2025 |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> They defeated [[Nepal men's national kho kho team|Nepal]] 78-40 in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 January 2025 |title=Indian women clinch Kho Kho World Cup 2025 with commanding win over Nepal in final |url=https://ianslive.in/indian-women-clinch-kho-kho-world-2025-with-commanding-win-over-nepal-in-final--20250119194822 |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=ianslive.in}}</ref> She was awarded the Best Player of the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2025-01-19 |title=Fulfilling my responsibilities as captain feels amazing: Priyanka Ingle on India's Kho Kho World Cup win |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/incoming/india-kho-kho-world-cup-2025-winner-womens-team-watch-video-captain-priyanka-ingle/article69117367.ece |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref> She was part of the Indian team that won the gold in the [[Asian Kho Kho Championship|Asian Kho Kho Championships]] in 2016.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=10 January 2025 |title=Kho Kho World Cup 2025: Who is Priyanka Ingle? Know all about Indian women's team captain |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/sports/other/kho-kho-world-cup-2025-who-is-priyanka-ingle-know-all-about-indian-women-s-team-captain/ar-BB1relw9 |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=www.msn.com}}</ref>

=== Awards ===
In 2022, she received the '''Rani Laxmibai Award''' which is given for best performance in the Senior Nationals.<ref name=":1" />

On 22nd June 2025 at '''[[Nagpur]]''' she has received '''Famous Awards 2025''' by '''Shri [[Nitin Gadkari]]''' Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways for her outstanding performance.

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Priyanka Ingle - Revision history

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