Pinki Roy
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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | Ranaghat, West Bengal, India | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Kabaddi | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Left cover defender | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Indian Railways | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pinki Roy (born 21 August) is an Indian kabaddi player from West Bengal. She plays a left cover defender. She was part of the Indian team that won the kabaddi gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan.[1][2][3]
Early life
[edit]Roy is from Ranaghat, West Bengal, India.[4] She joined South Central Railway in 2016 and works at Chief Workshop Manager's Office, Mettuguda, Telangana.[5] In 2008, she started playing kabaddi in her school.[6]
Career
[edit]Roy was part of the Indian team that won the gold at the 2026 Asian Games. Indian women defeated Iran 37–34 in the final at Nagoya, Japan on 26 September 2026.[7][8] She was part of the Indian Railways team that won the 64th Senior National Kabaddi Championship in 2016.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Ghosh, Sandipan (21 September 2026). "Asian Games 2026 Women's Kabaddi: Indian Squad & Fixtures". Chase Your Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
- ↑ "Asian Games 2026: Full schedule, India's contingent, venues and medal hopes; all you need to know". The Times of India. 18 September 2026. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
- ↑ "India's women have won three of the four kabaddi golds, and the team that took the other one is in their group - SportsAdda". www.sportsadda.asia. 20 September 2026. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
- 1 2 Chaubey, Ankit (18 September 2026). "Pinki Roy Kabaddi Player, Pinki Roy Kabaddi Moments". SportzCraazy. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
- ↑ "'Journey has been very tough': Pinki Roy reflects on setbacks after Asian Games gold in women's kabaddi - www.lokmattimes.com". Lokmat Times. 26 September 2026. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
- ↑ Satpathy, Subhransu (25 August 2026). "SCR Pride as Four Employees Earn India Call-Up for Asian Games". Hyderabad Mail. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
- ↑ "Asian Games 2026: India wins gold in women's kabaddi after beating Iran". Sportstar. 26 September 2026. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
- ↑ "India Women beat Iran for Kabaddi gold, country's third in 2026 Asian Games". The Indian Express. 26 September 2026. Retrieved 26 September 2026.
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