Diksha Kumari
Diksha Kumari (born 16 March 1999)[1] is a handball player from Uttar Pradesh. She playes for the India women’s National Handball team as right back.[2]
Early life
[edit]Kumari is from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.[3] She is a product of the Handball Nursery at Morsinghi in Himachal Pradesh run by former Indian handball players Snehalatha and Sachin Chaudhary. As a player from a Himachal Pradesh academy, she was awarded a cash prize of Rs.3 lakhs by the chief minister of Himachal Pradesh along with other handball players from the state.[4]
Career
[edit]Kumari was captain of the senior India women’s team at the 20th the Asian Women’s Handball Championship 2024 at the Indira Gandhi Arena in New Delhi in December 2024.[2][5] India finished sixth, their best ever result in the Asian event.[6]
In 2023, she was part of the Indian women's team at the Asian Games at Hangzhou, the People’s Republic of China. This is the fifth Asian Games for the Indian women's handball team. They finished third in a tough group behind Japan and China and failed to advance.[7] Earlier, she was part of the Indian team that won the gold at the SAF games.[8][9]
In 2022, she played the Asian Championship in the Republic of Korea.[1]
She also represented India playing handball at the 2018 Asian Games at Jakarta, Indonesia. India finished 9th.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Handball Diksha Kumari - The 19th Asian Games". www.ocagames.com. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ a b Sportstar, Team (8 December 2024). "Indian sports wrap, December 8: India beats Singapore at Asian Women's Handball Championship". Sportstar. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ Ali, Khushboo (4 December 2024). "Did you know? Diksha Kumari from Kanpur is captaining India's Handball Team at AWHC 2024". Knocksense. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ "Himachal Pradesh Government". www.himachalpr.gov.in. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ "Solan's Bhawna Sharma shines for India at Asian Handball Championships". Hindustan Times. 9 December 2024. Archived from the original on 17 January 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ "India finish 6th at Asian Women's Handball Championship 2024". thebridge.in. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ Peesara, Anuraag (30 September 2023). "Asian Games 2023 handball: Indian women's team's campaigns ends in group stage". Olympics. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ Sawhney, Kriti (9 December 2024). "Kanpur's Diksha Kumari Leads India Team At Asian Women's Handball Championship". KanpurWants. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ "Asian Women's Handball C'ship 2024: India dazzle in opener". thebridge.in. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2025.