Barkha Sonkar (24 December 1996) is an Indian women's basketball player. She is a member of

India women's national basketball team India women's national basketball team is a national women's national basketball team representing India at the international level. At the 2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup, India was promoted to Division A after beating Kazakhstan 75-73 in the Fina ...

and represented India in "2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division B"

Early life and education

She was selected for the IMG Reliance scholarship programmes in the US for schooling and training. Studied high school at

IMG Academy Bradenton IMG Academy Bradenton is an American soccer team based in Bradenton, Florida, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team is associated with IMG Academy and the ...

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

, and graduated from

IMG Academy IMG Academy is a preparatory boarding school and sports training destination in Bradenton, Florida, United States. IMG Academy is set across over 600 acres and features programs consisting of sport camps for youth athletes, adult camps, a board ...

in 2016, after that went to

Hillsborough Community College Hillsborough Community College (HCC) is a public community college in Hillsborough County, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System. History HCC was one of the last community colleges to be created in Florida, founded in 1968. Only Pa ...

, played for hawks (National Collegiate Athletic Association) for 2 years. Currently playing for

Lindsey Wilson College Lindsey Wilson College is a private United Methodist-related college in Columbia, Kentucky. Degree programs are offered at the associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels.. History Lindsey Wilson College was founded in 1903 as a traini ...

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

Championship

During the

2017 FIBA Asia Cup The 2017 FIBA Asia Cup (formerly known as the FIBA Asia Championship) was the 29th continental basketball championship in Asia. The tournament was organised by FIBA Asia. It took place from 8 to 20 August 2017, a week earlier from the initial sche ...

held at

Sree Kanteerava Stadium Sree Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium, also known as Sampangi Outdoor Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Bangalore, India. It houses a running track, a volleyball court, and two outdoor rock climbing walls. The stadium is owned by the Department o ...

, Bengaluru, Barkha played well and India defeated

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

by 75-73. Barkha has been top 3rd player in the match.

References

External links

Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders bio
* Living people 1996 births Indian women's basketball players Basketball players from Uttar Pradesh Basketball players from Varanasi Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders women's basketball players Hillsborough Hawks women's basketball players Husson Eagles Indian expatriate basketball people in the United States South Asian Games gold medalists for India South Asian Games medalists in basketball {{India-basketball-bio-stub