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Mamatha Poojary (born ) is an Indian professional international kabaddi player....
Mamatha Poojary
Indian kabaddi player
Mamatha Poojary (born 1986) is an Indian professional international kabaddi player.
She is the former captain of the Indian women's Kabaddi team and has been awarded the Rajyotsava Prashasti, the second-highest award of the Government of Karnataka.
Hailing from a small village by the name of Hermunda in Karnataka's Udipi district, Mamtha was never really interested in the sport.On 2 September 2014 she was conferred with the Arjuna Award by President Pranab Mukherjee in recognition of her achievements in Kabaddi.[1]
Early life
Mamatha Poojary was born in 1986 to a farmer Boja Poojary and Kitti Poojary in Karkala taluk, Udupi district, Karnataka.
Her mother tongue is Tulu. She is currently employed by the South Central Railways Zone of Indian Railways. Mamatha finished her schooling in Hermunde and Ajekar and graduated from Shree Gokarnatheshwara College, Mangalore.
Former India captain Mamatha Poojary describes her journey from a tiny village in Karnataka to the glitz and glamour of the Women's Kabaddi Challenge.
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 i