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'''Reshma Subhash Rathod''' (born 31 December 2001)<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://kheloindia.gov.in/uploads/Khelo%20India%20Athletes.pdf | title=List of Khelo India Athletes - Serial number 160 | website=kheloindia.gov.in | access-date=17 March 2025 | archive-date=15 May 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250515205637/https://kheloindia.gov.in/uploads/Khelo%20India%20Athletes.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref> is an Indian kho kho player from [[Maharashtra]]. 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.<br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Rathod is from [[Badlapur]] village, [[Thane district]], Maharashtra. Her father Subhash Rathod is a truck driver and her mother, Ghanubai, is a housewife.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2025-01-22 |title=Mitti to mat: How Badlapur woman became 'best defender' in Kho Kho World Cup |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mitti-to-mat-how-badlapur-woman-became-best-defender-in-kho-kho-wc/articleshow/117435250.cms |access-date=2025-03-12 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> She is the youngest of five siblings. She did her graduation at Ulhasnagar's SST College of Arts and Commerce. In 2010, she started playing kho kho while studying Class 5. In 2024, she bagged a government job at [[Nashik]] in sports quota.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Rathod 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 January 2025 |title=India women's Kho Kho Team coach confident of gold in World Cup |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/others/india-womens-kho-kho-team-coach-confident-of-gold-in-world-cup20250117235608/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref> 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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She first represented Maharashtra in a big tournament, the Under 14 National tournament in Maharashtra when she was in Class 8, where she wore shoes in a match for the first time and played on a mat. Later on, she received [[Khelo India]] scholarship of Rs.10,000 per month for five years, which helped her family and supported her in the sport.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in/sai/assets/news/1630991012_Circular%20Retained%20KIA%20Kho%20Kho.pdf | title=Circular | website=sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in | date=2020-07-23}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:2001 births]]<br />
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[[Category:Sportswomen from Maharashtra]]<br />
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