Ritu Negi Kabaddi Player, born on December 30, 1992, hails from Sharog village in the Shillai area of the Transgiri region in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district, India. She is a distinguished Indian kabaddi player, proudly representing her home state. Notably, Ritu served as the captain of the Indian kabaddi team that clinched the gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games. The decisive victory came in the final against Chinese Taipei on October 7, 2023. Ritu Negi was awarded the country’s second-biggest sports honor on 9 January 2023. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu honoured the state medallists who won medals at the Asian Games and she was presented a cash award of Rs.15 lakhs.
Ritu Negi Kabaddi Player Biography
Negi currently works in Indian Railways and is posted in Hyderabad. Ritu Negi started her career in class 9th, she used to watch her seniors playing Kabaddi. And people in the Shillai area like the game of Kabaddi very much. Ritu Negi also showed great interest in Kabaddi and during her 10th class, she got selected for Bilaspur Hostel. After this, she continued to work hard and today the result is in front of everyone. He attributed his success to the blessings of his parents and Couch’s guidance in the Kabaddi field. Here he did his graduation along with participating in sports. Ritu Negi got a chance to play in the National Championship in Haridwar with the Himachal team in 2007. In a way, his career started from here.
Ritu’s father’s name is Bhawan Singh Negi and he has retired as a PT teacher from the education department her mother is a housewife. He has three brothers who currently live in Village. In the year 2022, Ritu is married to Kabaddi star Rohit Gulia from Panipat, Haryana. They have had a love marriage. Ritu got only four days’ leave for her marriage because even at that time the Indian team camp was going on in Gandhinagar. However, the Asian Games were postponed due to the global pandemic. Pushpa Rana and Sakshi, who play in the Indian team along with Ritu Negi, are also from Shillai Sirmaur. Priyanka Negi is senior to Kabaddi player Ritu Negi and she is also from Shillai Sirmaur. You will find many Kabaddi players in Shillai. Kabaddi is the favorite game of the people of Shillai!
Ritu Negi Arjuna Award
Negi was honored with the Arjuna Award by the President of India on 9 January 2024. Ritu Negi holds the distinction of being the inaugural woman from the hill state to represent the national kabaddi team in the Asian Games. Commencing her journey with the Indian Railways on December 3, 2014, Ritu faced a dearth of job prospects in her home state, prompting her decision to join the Railways. Ritu’s leadership skills in kabaddi were evident earlier in her career when she captained the Indian team to victory in the Third Junior Asian Kabaddi Championship Under-20 held in Malaysia in 2011.
Furthermore, in 2018, she played a pivotal role as India secured a silver medal in the 18th Asian Games held in Indonesia. The following year, in 2019, Ritu Negi and her team triumphed with a gold medal at the South Asian Games in Nepal. The news of Ritu’s appointment as the captain of the Indian team reached her during the training camp in Patiala, Punjab. Assuming the leadership role in 2023, Ritu Negi led the team to yet another spectacular achievement by securing the gold medal at the Asian Games. Her contributions to Indian kabaddi have undoubtedly left an indelible mark on the sport’s legacy.
