Barkha Sonkar

International Basketball Player
Barkha Sonkar
Personal information
Native name	बरखा सोनकर
Nickname(s)	BK
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	India
Born	24 December 1996 (age 27); Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Education	Graduate
Alma mater	High school: IMG Academy, ; University: Hillsborough Community College, Lindsey Wilson College, Husson University.
Occupation	Sports
Years active	2016 - present
Employer	India women's national basketball team
Height	164.592 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Basketball
Position	1
Club	Hillsborough Hawks
Team	India women's national basketball team

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Barkha Sonkar (24 December 1996) is an International basketball player. She is a member of India women's national basketball team^[1] and represented India in "2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division B"^[2]

Early life and education[edit]

She was selected for the IMG Reliance scholarship programmes in the US for schooling and training.^[3] Studied high school at IMG Academy Bradenton, Florida, and graduated from IMG Academy in 2016, after that went to Hillsborough Community College, played for hawks (National Collegiate Athletic Association) for 2 years.

Currently playing for Lindsey Wilson College, Kentucky

Championship[edit]

During the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup held at Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru, Barkha played well and India defeated Kazakhstan by 75-73.^[4] Barkha has been top 3rd player in the match.^[5]

External links[edit]

Barkha Sonkar on Facebook

References[edit]

↑ "Basketball | Athlete Profile: Barkha SONKAR - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
↑ "Barkha SONKAR at the FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division B 2017". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
↑ http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/15yearold-barkha-an-asset-for-up-after-florida-stint/813815/
↑ "भारतीय बास्केट बॉल टीम को ऐतिहासिक जीत दिला काशी की बरखा ने किया नाम रोशन". www.patrika.com (in hindi). Retrieved 22 July 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ "भारतीय बास्केट बॉल टीम को ऐतिहासिक जीत दिला काशी की बरखा ने किया नाम रोशन". www.patrika.com (in hindi). Retrieved 22 July 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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[1] "Basketball | Athlete Profile: Barkha SONKAR - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

[2] "Barkha SONKAR at the FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division B 2017". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

[3] ttp://archive.indianexpress.com/news/15yearold-barkha-an-asset-for-up-after-florida-stint/813815/

[4] "भारतीय बास्केट बॉल टीम को ऐतिहासिक जीत दिला काशी की बरखा ने किया नाम रोशन". www.patrika.com (in hindi). Retrieved 22 July 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[5] "भारतीय बास्केट बॉल टीम को ऐतिहासिक जीत दिला काशी की बरखा ने किया नाम रोशन". www.patrika.com (in hindi). Retrieved 22 July 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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