Ritu Negi is an Indian Kabaddi player. She is the captain of the 2022 Asian Games gold medal winning Indian team.
Wiki/Biography
Ritu Negi was born on Wednesday, December 30, 1992 (age 31 years; as of 2023) in Sharog village, Shillai area, Transgiri district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. Her zodiac sign is Capricorn. While in school, Ritu watched a few senior girls in her school play kabaddi and was mesmerized by them, which attracted her interest in kabaddi. After completing her schooling at Sharog, she was selected for admission to State Hostel Bilaspur during her 10th grade studies.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′6″
Weight (approximately): 60kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
Body measurements (approximately): 34-28-34
family
Ritu Negi belongs to a farming family in Giripal district of Himachal Pradesh.
Parents and siblings
Ritu Negi’s father, Bhawan Singh Negi, is a physical fitness teacher and her mother is a housewife. She has a brother named Lucky Negi.
Ritu Negi with her parents and Rohit Gulia
Ritu Negi and her family
husband
Ritu Negi married kabaddi player Rohit Gulia on April 22, 2022.
Ritu Negi’s wedding photos
religion
Ritu Negi follows Hinduism.
Profession
Sports Authority of India
During her tenth standard, the school’s kabaddi coach took her to the Sports Authority of India in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, for a selection trial, where she was selected. There she trained for 9 years. During this time she competed for the youth and senior national teams. She won two gold medals at the Sports Authority of India Junior Nationals and five bronze medals at the Himachal Pradesh Senior Nationals. In 2011, she was selected as the captain of the Indian junior team and won a gold medal.
Central South Railway
Ritu Negi caught the attention of several senior coaches at an A-level tournament; they were so impressed with her skills and performance that they offered her a job with the Indian Railways directly. In 2014, Ritu Negi joined the South Central Division of Indian Railways (SCR). To become a member of the South Central Railway women’s kabaddi team, she passed the selection test. In her first SCR competition, SCR won the competition; due to which, she was selected for SCR training camp and in her second SCR competition, she was selected for the senior national team of Indian Railways Women’s Kabaddi Team.
Ritu Negi (far left) at the South Central Railways Kabaddi Championship
Indian National Senior Women’s Kabaddi Team
In 2017, Ritu Negi was selected for the Indian team training camp for the Asian Championships, but failed to enter the top 12. In 2018, she was selected for the Asian Games training camp again, and this time she entered the top 12 for the Indian team. In 2022, she became the captain of the women’s kabaddi team that won the gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Ritu Negi in action at the 2022 Asian Games
Awards
In December 2023, Ritu Negi was awarded the Arjuna Award.
medal
gold
- In 2019, she won a gold medal at the 2019 South Asian Games in Kathmandu, Nepal.
- In 2023, she won a gold medal at the 2022 South Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Ritu Negi poses with medals and Indian flag at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China
silver
- In August 2018, she won a silver medal in the 2018 Asian Games Women’s Kabaddi Championship.
Favorites
Facts/Trivia
- Ritu Negi’s hobbies include watching movies and listening to Punjabi music.
- In October 2023, she received a cash award of Rs. For her performance in the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, the Haryana government donated Rs 3 crore to her.
- In December 2023, Ritu Negi became the first female kabaddi player to win the Arjuna Award from Himachal Pradesh. She spoke about winning the award in an interview and said she never thought she would win the Arjuna Award. she says,
Winning the Arjuna Award is every athlete’s dream. We all cried with joy when we received the news and the fact that I will be the first female kabaddi player from the state to win this award makes this feat even more special for me. After winning the Asian Games gold medal, I was hopeful but unsure about winning. I think this is my best chance because no one knows how things will turn out in the future. So I’m very happy and proud to be selected. ”
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education