Kabaddi - SHAILAJA JAINEDRAKUMAR JAIN

Islamic Republic of Iran

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Gender: Female

Function : Coach

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Biographical Information

Highlights

She watched her mother play kabaddi, which inspired her to take up the sport, and she went on to play at university and national level in India before moving into coaching. (yourstory, 28 Aug 2018; scroll, 25 Aug 2018)

She guided the Islamic Republic of Iran women's team to a gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, defeating India in the final. She also coached the Iranian team to a bronze medal at the 2017 Asian Championships. (kabaddiadda, 2022; scroll, 25 Aug 2018)

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She has served as coach of the Nepal women's national team, the Indian junior girls' national team, and the Indian men's national team.

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2018 ASIAN GAMES GOLD
In 2014 she retired from her role at India's National Institute of Sports and agreed to take up a coaching role with the Iranian women's team in 2017. A year later, she guided the team to a shock gold medal win against India in the final of the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. "I'm sad that India lost. Like any other Indian, I love my country too. But I love kabaddi also and being the coach of this team, I had only Iran on my mind. My mission was to prove I'm the best coach. And now we have the result." (yourstory, 28 Aug 2018; scroll, 25 Aug 2018)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event