Champa Chakma ( Chakma: 𑄌𑄧𑄟𑄴𑄛 𑄌𑄇𑄴𑄟,) (born 1 January 1992) is a Bangladeshi former

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er who played as a

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bowler. She played for

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between 2007 and 2011, before the side was granted full international status. She played domestic cricket for Chittagong Division.

Career

Asian Games

Champa was a member of the squad that won a silver medal in cricket against the

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at the

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, although she did not play a match. Chakma is one of the subjects of the 2008 documentary '' Stories of Change'', which shows the struggles of five successful Bangladeshi women.

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* * 1992 births Living people Chakma people Bangladeshi Buddhists Bangladeshi women cricketers Chittagong Division women cricketers Cricketers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in cricket Asian Games silver medalists for Bangladesh Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Cricketers from Chittagong Division 21st-century Bangladeshi sportswomen {{Bangladesh-cricket-bio-stub