Payel Chowdhury
Payel Chowdhury (Born December 1st, 1992) 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.[1]. Payal's father Mr. Kamal Chaudhary was a national footballer and his uncle Mr. Krishna Golap Chaudhary was an international footballer. Krishna Golap Chaudhary has represented the Indian football team.
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| Birth name | Payel Chowdhury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Payel Chowdhury Karmakar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 December 1992 Kolkata, West Bengal, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Kabaddi Player | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5.5 Inches | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Prasanta Karmakar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Kabaddi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Raider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Women's Kabaddi Challenge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Chandanagar Nabagram Kalayan Sangha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | India, Fire Birds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Sabur Ali Malita, Dipti Bhattacharya malita | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early career
National career
Seven Gold And a silver medal at National Kabaddi Championship. Indian Railways Women's Kabaddi Team Captain,
- Gold Medal- 60th Senior National 2012
- Gold Medal- 61st Senior National 2013
- Gold Medal- 62nd Senior National 2014
- Gold Medal- 63rd Senior National 2015
- Gold Medal- 64th Senior National 2016
- Silver Medal- 65th Senior National 2017-18
- Gold Medal- 66th Senior National 2018-19
- Gold Medal- 67th Senior National 2019-20
International career
She made her International debut in the South Asian Beach Games in Phuket, Thailand 2014, in which India won the Gold medal. She was captain of Indian women's kabaddi team in Asian Games at 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
Part Of Fire Birds team In Women's Kabaddi Challenge.
Awards and achievements
- Silver Medal – Asian Games 2018, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Silver Medal- 65th Senior National 2017-18
- Gold Medal- 66th Senior National 2018-19
- Gold Medal – 2019 South Asian Games, Kathmandu
- Gold Medal- 67th Senior National 2019-20
Personal life
Payal's father Mr. Kamal Chaudhary was a national footballer and his uncle Mr. Krishna Golap Chaudhary was an international footballer. Krishna Golap Chaudhary has represented the Indian football team.
References
- "Payel Chowdhury becomes the first Bengali to captain the Indian Women Kabaddi team". technosports.co.in (in Marathi). 14 July 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2020.