Kutch's Sabhaiben Gadhvi wins Gold medal in Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship

Sabhaiben Vasiyabhai Gadhvi of Mota Bhadiya village in Mandvi taluka of Kutch has brought glory to Gujarat by achieving success in Kabaddi at the international level. In the Commonwealth Kabaddi Championship-2026 held at Ahmedabad, the Indian women's Kabaddi team won the Gold medal by defeating Uganda 35-15 in the final. Sabhaiben made an important contribution as a part of the Indian team in this victory. Sabhaiben has become the first female Kabaddi player from Gujarat to secure a place in the Indian women's team.

According to a report by Sandesh, Sabhaiben's Kabaddi journey began from the ground of Mota Bhadiya Primary School No. 2. She started the sport under the guidance of school principal Mayurbhai Joshi and teacher Hareshbhai Pandya. Subsequently, she received special training from coach Vijaykumar Chaudhary and Narsinh Rabari at Navjivan Vidyalaya in Morbi. In the year 2018, she secured the first position in the entire Gujarat in the District Level Sports School (DLSS) examination of the Sports Authority of Gujarat. Thereafter, after receiving training under the guidance of the Sports Authority of Gujarat and the Sports Authority of India (SAI), she won many medals at the national level.

Sabhaiben has won many medals, including Gold, in Khel Mahakumbh, SGFI, and state-level competitions, and her place was also fixed in the Indian camp for the 20th Asian Games. For her excellent performance during the Commonwealth Championship, she was declared the Best Defender in one match. After securing victory in the final, Sabhaiben reached Khodiyar Temple located in Sector-5, Gandhinagar, on Sunday to seek blessings with her parents. There, she was greeted and congratulated by Sagardan D. Gadhvi and the Khodiyar Temple family.