Rashmi Kumari Explained

Rashmi Kumari is an International Carrom player from Bihar, India, playing since 1992. She is the current world champion and has two more world titles under her name. She has won record-breaking world titles (3) and a record number of national titles (11). Rashmi Kumari is the most decorated carrom player in the world in both the men's and women's categories. She is employed at ONGC as Chief Manager (HR).

Achievements

National

Women's singles

!Details!Year!Achievements

Sub Junior National Champion	1997	Champion
Junior National Championship	2000	Champion
Senior National Championship	2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2022^[1]	Champion
Sub Junior National Championship	1993, 1994 and 1995	Runner-up
Junior National Championship	1995 and 1998	Runner-up
Senior National Championship	2000 and 2002	Runner-up

International

Women's singles

Carrom World championship

Details	Year	Achievements	Venue
3rd Carrom World Championship	2000	Champion	Delhi, India
6th Carrom World Championship	2012	Champion	Colombo, Sri Lanka
8th Carrom World Championship	2022	Champion^[2]	Langkawi, Malaysia

Carrom World Cup

Details	Year	Achievements	Venue
1st Carrom World Cup	2001	Champion	Luton, UK
4th Carrom World Cup	2014	Champion	Sun Island Resort and Spa, Maldives

International Carrom Federation (ICF) Cup

Details	Year	Achievements	Venue
5th ICF Cup	2008	Champion	Colombo, Sri Lanka
6th ICF Cup	2012	Champion	Kuala Lampur, Malaysia

Asian Carrom Championship

Details	Year	Achievements	Venue
2nd Asian Carrom Championship	2007	Champion	Pune, India
3rd Asian Carrom Championship	2009	Champion	Raipur, India
5th Asian Carrom Championship	2013	Champion	Kolkata, India

SAARC Carrom Championship

Details	Year	Achievements	Venue
10th SAARC Carrom Championship	2006	Champion	Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
15th SAARC Carrom Championship	2011	Champion	Male', Maldives
17th SAARC Carrom Championship	2013	Champion	Kolkata, India

Open Championship

Awards and honours

• Ambedkar Sports and Cultural Award in the Years 1995, 1996 and 1997.
• Swami Vivekanand Youth Award in the Year 1999.
• B. P. Sinha Foundation Sukhdev Narayan Award in the Years 1998 and 2000.
• Honour and Award by the State Youth and Cultural Department of Bihar in the years 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 – conferred by Chief Minister of Bihar on National Sports Day every year.
• Best Sportsperson Award by Banks’ Sports Board in the Year 2004.
• Vishisth Khiladi (Outstanding Sportsperson) Award by the State Government in the Year 2009

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20071224110156/http://psca.ca.pn/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20090416184114/http://sportal.nic.in/front.asp?maincatid=51&headingid=71

Notes and References

1. News: Bureau . The Hindu . 2022-11-13 . Rashmi Kumari, K. Srinivas emerge national carrom champions . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-11-04 . 0971-751X.
2. News: Bureau . Sports . 2022-10-07 . Rashmi Kumari emerges as carrom World Champion a third time . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-11-04 . 0971-751X.