Sakshi Sharma (born 2004) is an Indian kabaddi player from Himachal Pradesh.[1] She plays for the Indian women's national kabaddi team and for Himachal Pradesh in the domestic tournaments. She is a defender.[2]
Early life and education
Sharma is from Maharal village, Sirmaur district, but resides at Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh.[1] Her father Pradeep Sharma is a lineman in the Himachal Pradesh Electricity department. She did her master's in English at Chandigarh University.[2]
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.[3] Earlier, she represented Himachal University in the first Khelo India University Games at Odisha and won a gold.[4] She also won a silver medal in the third edition at Uttar Pradesh also for Himachal University.[1] In March 2023, she captained the Himachal Pradesh state team at the 69th Women's Senior National Kabaddi Championship held at Haryana.[5]
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.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rohit (15 November 2025). "Sakshi Sharma Biography: Rising Defender in Indian Women's Kabaddi". sportsvichar.com. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sakshi Sharma Biography: Early Life, Domestic Career, Achievements, Social Media and More - Kabaddi Adda". 13 November 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ "Khelo India University Games: Sakshi Sharma Inspires Chandigarh University To Clinch Maiden Women's Kabaddi Gold | India.com". www.india.com. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ "Khelo India University Games: Sakshi Sharma Leads Chandigarh To Glorious Debut In Women's Kabaddi". Outlook India. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ "Sakshi Sharma of Hamirpur to lead state kabaddi team". The Tribune. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ Nag, Utathya (24 November 2025). "Women's Kabaddi World Cup 2025: India defend title - all match results, scores and points table". Olympics. Retrieved 16 March 2026.