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, Srilanka
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, Srilanka
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, Srilanka
15th SAARC Carrom Championship 2011 Champion Male', Maldives
17th SAARC Carrom Championship 2013 Champion Kolkata, India

Open Championship

Details Year Achievements Venue
1st Malaysian Open Carrom Championship 1999 Champion Kuala Lampur, Malaysia

    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

    1. Bureau, The Hindu (13 November 2022). "Rashmi Kumari, K. Srinivas emerge national carrom champions". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
    2. Bureau, Sports (7 October 2022). "Rashmi Kumari emerges as carrom World Champion a third time". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 November 2023.


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