Sonali Vishnu Shingate


Sonali Vishnu Shingate is an Indian professional women's Kabaddi player and the current part of India national kabaddi team. She was part of the national teams which won the gold medal at the South Asian Games 2019 and the silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games. She has been awarded with Maharashtra state award Shiv Chatrapati Award for the year 2019-2020. It is the highest sporting honour for any sports player in Maharashtra

Early career

Born in a middle-class family hailing from Maharashtra, Sonali started playing kabaddi after completing her high school education. She began training at the Shivshakti Mahila Sangh and learned some new kabaddi skills under the guidance of her coach Rajesh Padave.

National career

In 2014, Sonali received the opportunity to represent Maharashtra's junior team, where the team lost to Haryana in the quarterfinal. Yet, following her remarkable performances, she was handed the captaincy duties in the Junior National Kabaddi Championship. She led the team to the summit clash, where they finished runners-up. After switching to the Indian Railways, Sonali Vishnu Shingate has been their go-to raider for the past four years, having won three golds and a silver medal for the side in the Senior National Kabaddi Championship.

International career

She made her International debut in the Asian Games in Indonesia in 2018, in which India won the Silver medal. In 2019, she represented India in the 13th South Asian Games that took place in Kathmandu Nepal and won the Gold medal.

Women's Kabaddi Challenge

2nd highest Raid Points Scorer In Women's Kabaddi Challenge.

Awards and achievements

  1. "Shiv Chhatrapati Krida Puraskar" in 2020 by the Government of Maharashtra
  2. Silver Medal- 41st Junior National 2014-15
  3. Gold Medal- 64th Senior National 2016-17
  4. Silver Medal – Asian Games 2018, Jakarta, Indonesia
  5. Silver Medal- 65th Senior National 2017-18
  6. Gold Medal- 66th Senior National 2018-19
  7. Gold Medal – 2019 South Asian Games, Kathmandu
  8. Gold Medal- 67th Senior National 2019-20

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