Anitha Pauldurai

Anitha Pauldurai (born 22 June 1985, Chennai, Tamil Nadu) is an Indian basketball player who has been the captain of the Indian Women's National basketball team. 18 years played for Indian Women National team (2000 to 2017). Anitha is the first only Indian woman to have played nine Asian Basketball Confederation (ABC) championships continuously representing the national squad. Anitha has a record of 30 Medals in National Championship.

Anitha Pauldurai
Personal information
Born (1985-06-22) 22 June 1985
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
Career information
Playing careerInternational: 2001–2018
PositionShooting guard

Anitha is the youngest ever to captain our Senior National Team at the age of 19 and went on to captained the National team for 8 years. In August 2012, she was selected to play for an international women professional league in Thailand.

Anitha has played a number of international tournaments including big-ticket events such as the Asian championship, Commonwealth Games 2006 and Asian Games 2010. Anitha won Gold Medal in 1st 3 on 3 FIBA Asian Basketball championship at Doha 2013, Gold Medal in 3rd Asian beach games at Haiyan china 2012, Captain and Top Assists in the tournament, Gold Medal in south Asian beach games at Sri Lanka 2011 and Silver Medal in Asian indoor games at Vietnam 2009.[1][2]She was awarded India's fourth highest civilian award, Padma Shri in 2021.[3]

Personal life

Anitha Pauldurai, a resident of Chennai, started playing basketball at the age of 11 but admits that early on, she wasn't a fan of the sport. "I used to like volleyball and athletics more," she said," But when I was in school, the basketball coach recommended that I try the game. The more I played, the more interested I became in the sport." She was graduate in B.Com from Madras University & MBA (HRM) from Annamalai University. She joined Southern Railway 2003, now working as Chief Welfare Inspector/ sports.

Awards and achievements
  • Padma Shri from Indian Government 2021
  • villayatu ratna award from news7 channel Tamil ratna awards 2018.
  • received doctor of letters (d.litt) from dk international research foundation 2018.
  • lifetime achievement award from the chief minister of Tamil Nadu in senior
  • national basketball championship at chennai 2018.
  • women achiever award from rajalakshmi engineering college 2018.
  • young achiever award from international youth fest 2018.
  • women achiever award from vels university 2017.
  • received the "vikadan" award for golden captain 2016.
  • awarded top plays of the tournament 2013 fiba Asian women.
  • most valuable player in prestigious 26th img reliance federation cup 2012.
  • most valuable player in prestigious all star professianal basketball league in Mumbai 2012.
  • most valuable player in prestigious all India tournaments at savio, ramu cup, delhi,Punjab,coimbatore,karur,chennai.
  • southern railway general manager's railway week award for sports 2008.
  • best player award in 17th youth nationals at vashi 2001.

INTERNATIONAL SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS:

YEAR COMPETITION VENUE & DATES POSITION NOTES
REPRESENTING INDIA
FIBA U-16 WOMEN’S ASIA CHAMPIONSHIPBENGALURU 22 to 28 OCTWINNERASST COACH
LEVEL II
2017FIBA WOMENS ASIA CUPBENGALURU 23 to 29 JULYWINNERCAPTAIN
LEVELII
39th WILLIAM JONES CUPCHINESE TAIPEI 5 to 9 JULYTOP 4CAPTAIN
201526th FIBAASIA CHAMPIONSHIP FOR SENIOR WOMENWUHANCHINA 29th AUG to 5 SEPTOP 6CAPTAIN
1ST FIBA ASIA3 ON 3 CHAMPIONSHIPDHOHA, QATAR 15 to 16 MAYGOLD MEDAL
201325th FIBA ASIACHAMPIONSHIP FOR SENIOR WOMENBANGKOK, THAILAND 27th OCT to 3 NOVTOP 5
3RD ASIAN BEACH GAMESHAIYANG, CHINA 16 to 22 JUNEGOLD MEDALCAPTAIN TOP ASSIST
WOMENS PROFEESIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUETHAILAND JULYSRIPATUM
2012UNIVERSITY
34th WILLIAM JONES CUP TOURNAMENTTAIWAN 7 to 11 JUNETOP 4
1st SOUTH ASIAN BEACH GAMESHAMBANTOTAGOLD MEDAL
SRILANKA 8 to 14 AUG
201124th FIBA ASIACHAMPIONSHIP FOR SENIOR WOMENNAGASAKI,TOP 5TOP STEAL
JAPAN 21 to 28 AUG
33rd WILLIAM JONES CUP FOR WOMENCHINESE TAIPAI 31 JULY to 4 AUGTOP 4
201016thASIAN GAMESCHINA
GUANGZHOU 12 to 27 NOV
3rd ASIAN INDOOR GAMESVIETNAM 30th OCT to 8 NOVSILVER MEDAL
200924th FIBA ASIACHAMPIONSHIP FOR SENIOR WOMENCHENNAICAPTAIN
17 TO 24 SEP
200722nd FIBA ASIACHAMPIONSHIP FOR SENIOR WOMENINCHEON, KOREA 3 to 10 JUNEWINNER
LEVELII
COMMON WEALTH GAMESMELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA 15 to 26 MARTOP ASSIST of Tournament
2006FOUR NATIONS INTERNATIONAL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTAUCKLAND, NEWZELAND 8 to 12 MAR
1st PHUKET INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENTTHAILAND 22 to 25 SEPGOLD MEDAL
200521st FIBA ASIACHAMPIONSHIP FOR SENIOR WOMENQINHUANGDAO CHINA 19 to 26 JUNECAPTAIN
(Youngest ever captain)
INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTMALAYSIASILVER MEDAL
200420 TO 30 JUNE
20TH FIBA ASIACHAMPIONSHIP FOR SENIOR WOMENJAPAN
13 TO 19 JAN
200119TH FIBA ASIACHAMPIONSHIP FOR SENIOR WOMENBANGKOK
THAILAND 4thTO 11 OCT
2000JUNIOR FIBA ASIA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR WOMENDELHI
16 TO 22 DEC

NATIONAL SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS :

YEAR COMPETITION VENUE & DATES POSITION NOTES
Life Time Achievement Award Received From Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
201868thSENIOR NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPCHENNAIGOLD MEDAL
17 TO 24 JAN
67thSENIOR NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPPONDICHERRYBRONZE
7 TO 14 JAN
2017FEDERATION CUPCOIMBATORESILVER
41ST ALL INDIA RAILWAY CHAMPIONSHIPKOLKATA 10 TO 15 NOVGOLD
66thSENIOR NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPMYSORE 9 TO 16 JANGOLD
201640TH ALL INDIA RAILWAY CHAMPIONSHIPSECUNDRABAD 25 TO 30 NOVSILVER
35TH NATIONAL GAMESKERALA 1 TO 14 FEBSILVER
201529TH FEDERATION CUPPUNE 29TH MAR TO 2 APRGOLD
39TH ALL INDIA RAILWAY CHAMPIONSHIPMUMBAI 20 TO 26 NOVGOLD
1ST 3 0n 3 SENIOR NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPNEW DELHI 10TH & 11 APRILGOLD
BENGALURU 30TH JAN TO 3 FEBCAPTAIN MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
201327TH FEDERATION CUPGOLD
37TH ALL INDIA RAILWAY CHAMPIONSHIPKAPURTHALA 6 TO 10 NOVGOLD
67thSENIOR NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPLUDHIANA 20TH DEC TO 4 JANGOLD
26thFEDERATION CUPCOCHIN 14 TO 18 MARGOLD
201236TH ALL INDIA RAILWAY CHAMPIONSHIPGUWAHATI 1 TO 8 NOVGOLD
62ndSENIOR NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPCHENNAI 16 TO 24 DECGOLD
34th NATIONAL GAMESJHARKHAND 12 TO 26 FEBGOLDCAPTAIN
25thFEDERATION CUPRAIPUR 1OTH TO15TH FEBSILVER
201135TH ALL INDIA RAILWAY CHAMPIONSHIPKAPURTHALA 4 TO 11 NOVSILVER
61stSENIOR NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPNEWDELHI 20TH DEC TO 4 JANGOLD
34TH ALL INDIA RAILWAY CHAMPIONSHIPSECUNDRABAD 26TH NOV TO 3 DECGOLD
201051ST SOUTH ZONE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPVISAKHAPATNAM 23 TO 27 JUNEGOLDCAPTAIN
60thSENIOR NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPLUDHIANA 27TH DEC TO 3 JANGOLDCAPTAIN TOP SCORER AWARD
200933RD ALL INDIA RAILWAY CHAMPIONSHIPJABALPUR 6 TO 12 OCTGOLD
59thSENIOR NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPSURAT 31ST DEC TO 7 JANGOLD
32ND ALL INDIA RAILWAY CHAMPIONSHIPGUWAHATI 3 TO 9 SEPBRONZE
200850TH SOUTH ZONE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPHOSPET 18 TO 22 OCTGOLDCAPTAIN
58thSENIOR NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPPONDICHERRY 21 TO 28 DECGOLD
23RD FEDERATION CUPROUREKELA 31ST OCT TO 4 NOVSILVERCAPTAIN
2007
31ST ALL INDIA RAILWAY CHAMPIONSHIPCHENNAI 20 TO 26 NOVGOLDCAPTAIN
56thSENIOR NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPPUNE 20TH DEC TO 4TH JAN 2006GOLD
21ST FEDERATION CUPBHAVNAGAR 15 TO 19 FEBSILVER
29TH ALL INDIA RAILWAY CHAMPIONSHIPGORAKPUR 19 TO 22 OCTSILVER
2005R. VAIKUNTAM CUPNEW DELHI 12 TO 14 JULYBRONZE
55thSENIOR NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPLUDHIANA 26TH DEC TO 2 JANGOLD
2004
28TH ALL INDIA RAILWAY CHAMPIONSHIPLUCKNOW 1 TO 8 NOVGOLD
54TH SENIOR NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPCUTTACK 26TH DEC 2003 TO 2ND JAN 2004GOLD
45TH SOUTH ZONE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPYANAM 18 TO 22 JULYGOLD
27TH ALL INDIA RAILWAY CHAMPIONSHIPVARANASI 5 TO 12 NOVBRONZE
200354TH JUNIOR NATIONALSLUDHIYANA 7 TO 14 JUNE-
53RD SENIOR NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPHYDERABAD 25TH JAN TO 1 FEB
200253RD JUNIOR NATIONALSGOA 10 TO 17 MAY
51ST SENIOR NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPBENGALURU 5 TO 12 JANBRONZE
31ST NATIONAL GAMESPUNJAB 19TH NOV TO 1 DECSILVER
52ND JUNIOR NATIONALSBHILAI 17 TO 24 JUNE-
200118TH YOUTH NATIONALSMADHYA PRADHESH 14 TO 20 OCTGOLDCAPTAIN
50thSENIOR NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPDELHI 25TH DEC TO 1ST JAN 2000BRONZE
200017TH FEDERATION CUPVISHAKAPATNAM 25 TO 30 JULYFORTH
51ST JUNIOR NATIONALSHIMACHAL PRADESH 9 TO 15 SEPBRONZE
17TH YOUTH NATIONALSVASHI 25TH DEC TO 1ST JAN 2001GOLDCAPTAIN MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
50TH JUNIOR NATIONALSPONDICHERRY 21 TO 27 MAYGOLD
16TH YOUTH NATIONALSCHITTORAGARH 8 TO 13 DECSILVER
199915TH YOUTH NATIONALSSURAT 23 TO 29 JAN
25TH SUB-JUNIOR NATIONALPONDICHERRY 14 TO 18 MAY-
1998XLIV NATIONAL SCHOOL GAMESCHANDIGARH 14 TO 19 NOV

See also

References
Specific
  1. "Geethu Anna Jose and Anitha Paul Durai played in Thailand professional basketball league". 18 August 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  2. Chidananda, Shreedutta; Chidananda, Shreedutta (2 February 2013). "I love playing for Tamil Nadu: Anitha". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  3. Reporter, Staff (26 January 2021). "Ten from T.N. chosen for Padma Shri". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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