Indian women kabaddi team

India clinched the 2025 Women’s Kabaddi World Cup with a 35–28 win over Chinese Taipei. Meet the players who made it possible — from captain Ritu Negi to breakout star Sanju Devi.

Puttamma recalls how a young Usha, then in high school wanted to go to the tryouts at Vidyapeetha for the sub-junior selections. She asked her mother for Rs 10 to take the bus from Yeshwantpur.