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Ranaghat's Pinky Roy Wins Asian Games Gold After 18-Year Struggle
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News18•29-09-2026, 17:40
Ranaghat's Pinky Roy Wins Asian Games Gold After 18-Year Struggle
- •Pinky Roy from Ranaghat won gold for the Indian women's kabaddi team at the 2026 Asian Games.
- •She overcame childhood loss of her father and her theater-worker mother's struggles to achieve this success.
- •After 18 years of struggle, multiple injuries, and repeatedly missing national team spots, her dream finally came true.
- •Debuting internationally at 33 with a gold, Pinky now dreams of working in Bengal and establishing a kabaddi academy.
- •Despite knee surgeries in 2013 and 2019, and missing the 2024 World Cup team, she persevered.
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Pinky Roy won the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games at the age of 33, after making her international debut in the national team's jersey.
Pinky plans to play for two more years with her sights set on next year's World Cup. She also dreams of returning to her home state of Bengal to work and establishing a kabaddi academy to train new talents.
The Indian women's kabaddi team won the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games by defeating Iran with a score of 37-34.
