Priyanka Hanumant Ingle (born 3 October 2000)[1] is an Indian kho kho player from Maharashtra. She plays for the India women's national kho kho team as an allrounder. She captained the Indian women’s team that won the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup held at Delhi in January 2025.[2][3]

Early life and career

Ingle is from Pune, Maharashtra. Her father, Hanumanth Ingle, is a farmer from Kaij taluk, Beed district. She did her schooling at Shri Sayajinath Maharaj Vidyalaya, Wadmukhwadi, in Pimpri-Chinchwad, near Pune. She began playing kho kho in Class 5 at her school and learnt her basics from her first coach Avinash Karvande. She did her MCom and is working with the Income Tax Department in Pune.[2]

Career

Ingle captained the Indian women's team which won the first Kho Kho World Cup at New Delhi in January 2025.[4][5] The Indian team defeated South Korea, IR Iran and Malaysia in the group stages, Bangladesh in quarterfinals and South Africa in semifinals, to make it to the final.[6] They defeated Nepal 78-40 in the final.[7] She was awarded the Best Player of the tournament.[8] She was part of the Indian team that won the gold in the Asian Kho Kho Championships in 2016.[9]

Awards

In 2022, she received the Rani Laxmibai Award which is given for best performance in the Senior Nationals.[9]

References

  1. ^ https://kheloindia.gov.in/uploads/Khelo%20India%20Athletes.pdf Serial number 157
  2. ^ a b "Priyanka Ingle, India's Kho Kho World Cup winning captain arrives in Pune to a grand welcome". The Indian Express. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  3. ^ "Skipper Priyanka Ingle calls winning Kho Kho World Cup "proud moment", says sport has reached "global level"". ANI News. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  4. ^ IANS (15 January 2025). "Kho Kho World Cup: Indian women make history with 157-point rout of South Korea". The Statesman. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  5. ^ Krishnan, Vivek (9 January 2025). "Pratik Waikar, Priyanka Ingle to lead Indian men's and women's teams at Inaugural Kho Kho World Cup". Sportstar. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Indian Women create history at Kho Kho World Cup 2025 with commanding victory over rivals Nepal to secure coveted trophy". The Tribune. 19 January 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Indian women clinch Kho Kho World Cup 2025 with commanding win over Nepal in final". ianslive.in. 19 January 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  8. ^ PTI (19 January 2025). "Fulfilling my responsibilities as captain feels amazing: Priyanka Ingle on India's Kho Kho World Cup win". Sportstar. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Kho Kho World Cup 2025: Who is Priyanka Ingle? Know all about Indian women's team captain". www.msn.com. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
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