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Name | Mamatha | ||
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Date of Birth | 12 MAY 1984 | |
Residence | Gender | Female | ||
Height | 177 cm | Weight | 70 kg | |
Discipline | Kabaddi |
Start Date | Start Time | Phase | Point | Results | Opponent |
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2014-10-03 | 10:00 | Women's Team Gold Medal Match | 31 : 21 | Win | ![]() |
2014-10-02 | 10:00 | Women's Team Semifinals | 41 : 28 | Win | ![]() |
2014-09-30 | 11:00 | Women's Team Preliminary Group A | 45 : 26 | Win | ![]() |
2014-09-28 | 09:20 | Women's Team Preliminary Group A | 29 : 18 | Win | ![]() |
Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
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Asian Games | ||||
1 | Team | 2010 | Guangzhou, CHN |
Nickname | Kabaddi Queen (daijiworld.com, 12 Aug 2014) |
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Hobbies | Eating sea food, volleyball. (timescrest.com, 04 Dec 2010) |
Occupation | Athlete, Railway Worker |
Higher education | Mangalore University, India |
Spouse & Children | Husband Abhishek Kotian |
Club | Railways Sports Promotion Board [RSPB], India |
Coach | Dhanam Reddy [club], IND; Nita Dadwe [national]; E. Bhaskaran [national] (news.webindia123.com, 12 Aug 2014; timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 05 Sep 2014) |
Position / Style | Raider (mangalorean.com, 24 Dec 2010) |
Additional Information | Start of sporting career She began playing kabaddi at age 16 at school. (mangaloretoday.com, 02 Sep 2014) Reason for taking up this sport She originally played volleyball, but she was drafted into her school kabbadi team only because it was one player short. (mangaloretoday.com, 02 Sep 2014) Most memorable sporting achievement Winning gold at the 2012 World Cup in Patna, India. (thehindu.com, 15 Aug 2014) Hero Indian kabaddi players Anuradha and Pooja Sharma. (mangalorean.com, 24 Dec 2010) Most influential person in career Coach Dhanam Reddy. (thehindu.com, 15 Aug 2014) Awards She was honoured with the Arjuna Award in 2014. (mangaloretoday.com, 02 Sep 2014) She was named Best Raider of the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. (deccanherald.com, 10 Dec 2010) She captained the India national kabbadi team at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China and at the 2012 World Cup in Patna, India. (scr.indianrailways.gov.in, 13 Aug 2014) |