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{{Short description|Indian kabaddi player}}
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'''Sakshi Sharma''' (born 2004) is an Indian kabaddi player from [[Himachal Pradesh]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Rohit |date=2025-11-15 |title=Sakshi Sharma Biography: Rising Defender in Indian Women’s Kabaddi |url=https://sportsvichar.com/sakshi-sharma-biography/ |access-date=2026-03-21 |website=sportsvichar.com |language=en-US}}</ref> She plays for the [[India women's national kabaddi team|Indian women's national kabaddi team]] and for Himachal Pradesh in the domestic tournaments. She is a defender.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2025-11-13 |title=Sakshi Sharma Biography: Early Life, Domestic Career, Achievements, Social Media and More - Kabaddi Adda |url=https://www.kabaddiadda.com/kabaddi/sakshi-sharma-biography-early-life-domestic-career-achievements-social-media-and-more/ |access-date=2026-03-21 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Sharma is from Maharal village, [[Sirmaur district]], but resides at [[Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh|Hamirpur]], Himachal Pradesh.<ref name=":0" /> Her father Pradeep Sharma is a lineman in the Himachal Pradesh Electricity department. She did her master's in English at Chandigarh University.<ref name=":1" />

== Career ==
In 2015, Sharma joined the Himachal Pradesh Sports Hostel. In 2024, she was part of the gold winning Chandigarh University in the 4th Khelo India University Games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Khelo India University Games: Sakshi Sharma Inspires Chandigarh University To Clinch Maiden Women’s Kabaddi Gold {{!}} India.com |url=https://www.india.com/sports/khelo-india-university-games-sakshi-sharma-inspires-chandigarh-university-to-clinch-maiden-womens-kabaddi-gold-6741331/ |access-date=2026-03-21 |website=www.india.com |language=en}}</ref> Earlier, she represented Himachal University in the first Khelo India University Games at Odisha and won a gold.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-22 |title=Khelo India University Games: Sakshi Sharma Leads Chandigarh To Glorious Debut In Women's Kabaddi |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/khelo-india-university-games-2023-sakshi-sharma-chandigarh-women-kabaddi-final-ashtalakshmi-bharati-vidyapeeth |access-date=2026-03-21 |website=Outlook India |language=en}}</ref> She also won a silver medal in the third edition at Uttar Pradesh also for Himachal University.<ref name=":0" /> In March 2023, she captained the Himachal Pradesh state team at the 69th Women's Senior National Kabaddi Championship held at Haryana.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sakshi Sharma of Hamirpur to lead state kabaddi team |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/sakshi-sharma-of-hamirpur-to-lead-state-kabaddi-team-487160/ |access-date=2026-03-21 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

She was a part of the Indian women's national kabaddi team that won gold in the Women's Kabaddi World Cup 2025 at Bangladesh in November 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nag |first=Utathya |date=24 November 2025 |title=Women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2025: India defend title - all match results, scores and points table |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/women-kabaddi-world-cup-2025-results-scores-standings-points-table |access-date=16 March 2026 |website=Olympics}}</ref>

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[[Category:2004 births]]
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[[Category:Indian female kabaddi players]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:People from Sirmaur district]]

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