Mamatha Poojary (born 1986) is an Indian professional international

kabaddi Kabaddi (, ) is a contact team sport played between two teams of seven players. It is one of the traditional games of South Asia. In this game, a raider enters the opposing half of the court to touch defenders and attempt to return within 30 ...

player. She is the former captain of the Indian women's Kabaddi team and has been awarded the

Rajyotsava Prashasti The Rajyotsava Prashasti or Rajyotsava Award, the second highest civilian honor of the Karnataka state of India are conferred annually by the Karnataka Government on the occasion of the establishment of the state on 1 November, celebrated as th ...

, the second-highest award of the

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. On 2 September 2014, she was conferred with the

Arjuna Award The Arjuna Award, officially known as Arjuna Awards given for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, is the second-highest sporting honour of India, the highest being the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. The award is named after Arjun ...

by President

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in recognition of her achievements in Kabaddi.

Early life

Mamatha Poojary was born in 1986 to a farmer Boja Poojary and Kitti Poojary in

Karkala Karkala ( ) ( ) is a town and the headquarters of eponymous Karkala taluk in the Udupi district of Karnataka state in India. It lies near the foothills of the Western Ghats, Karkala has a number of natural and historical landmarks, and is a m ...

taluk,

Udupi Udupi () also known as 'Odipu' () is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the administrative headquarters of Udupi district, and one of the fastest-growing cities in Karnataka. Udupi is one of the top tourist attractions in Karnataka an ...

district,

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. Her mother tongue is Tulu. She is currently employed by the South Central Railways Zone of

Indian Railways Indian Railways is a state-owned enterprise that is organised as a departmental undertaking of the Ministry of Railways (India), Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and operates India's national railway system. , it manages the fou ...

. Mamatha finished her schooling in Hermunde and Ajekar and graduated from Shree Gokarnatheshwara College,

Mangalore Mangaluru (), formerly called Mangalore ( ), is a major industrial port city in the Indian state of Karnataka and on the west coast of India. It is located between the Laccadive Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bengaluru, the st ...

Career

During her school days she was actively involved in sports like volleyball, short-put and kabaddi. But it was the passion for kabaddi that was a clincher. Her hunt for Awards set in motion when she represented Mangalore university at the international match held at tirunelveli. She won the Gold medal. She also won medals in open kabaddi tournaments held at Hingaat and Dadar. Mamatha was a part of the Indian Kabaddi team that won Gold in the south Asia games held in Colombo in 2006. List of medals. Internationals: 1. Gold in the 17th Asian Games 2014 held in South Korea. 2. Gold as Captain in the 4th Asian 2014 Beach Games held in Thailand. 3. Gold in the 16th Asian Games 2010 held in China. 4. Gold as Captain in 1st World Cup held in Patna. 5. Gold in 4th Asian Indoor and martial games 2013 held in South Korea. 6. Gold as Captain in the 1st Asian Beach Games 2008 held in Indonesia. 7. Gold as Captain in the 2nd Asian Beach Games 2010 held in Oman. 8. Gold as Captain in the 3rd Asian Beach Games held in China. 9. Gold in the 2nd Asian Kabbadi Championship 2007 held in Iran. 10. Gold in the 3rd Asian Kabbadi Championship 2008 held in Madurai. 11. Gold In 10th SAAF Games 2006 held in Sri Lanka. Nationals: 1. Gold as Best Player 62nd Senior National Tirchingode Tamil Nadu 2015. 2. Gold 61st Senior National Patna Bihar 2014. 3. Gold 60th Senior National Mandya Karnataka 2013. 4. Gold and Best All Rounder 59th Senior National Mumbai Maharashtra 2012. 5. Gold as Captain and Best All Rounder 58th Senior National Byndoor Karnataka 2011. 6. Gold 57th Senior National Mumbai Maharashtra 2010. 7. Gold and Best All Rounder 56th Senior National New Delhi Delhi 2008. 8. Gold 55th Senior National Amravathi Maharashtra 2007. 9. Gold 54th Senior National Chitoor Andhra Pradesh 2007. 10. Participation and Best Player 53rd Senior National Uppal Andhra Pradesh 2007. 11. Participation 52nd Senior National Kurukshetra Haryana 2004. Her other achievements include medals at the *Asian beach sports kabaddi match held at Baali *Second Asian women's kabaddi championship held at Tehran of Iran *Third women's kabaddi championship held in Chennai *

Kabaddi at the 2010 Asian Games Kabaddi at the 2010 Asian Games was held in Nansha Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China from November 22 to 26, 2010. Schedule Medalists Medal table Draw Men The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 2006 Asian Games. ;Group A * ...

in Guangzhou, China * Indoor kabaddi at the 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.Mamatha Poojary
from " Manipal world News" As captain of the Indian women's kabaddi team, she led her team to victory in the finals of the inaugural 2012 world cup.

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