her International debut in the South Asian Games in Sri Lanka in 2006, in which India won the gold medal. She missed the Asian Games of 2010 but regained her place in the Indian team in 2012. She played a vital role in 2012 Women's Kabaddi World Cup to win India the title. She was also the part of Indian squad that won gold medal in the 4th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in South Korea in 2013. In 2014, she represented India in the 17th Asian Games that took place in Incheon, South Korea and won the gold medal. She performed extremely well under pressure in final match against Iran to see India through to the victory. Abhilasha admitted, "Being a sportsperson, the one medal that I am very proud of is the Gold in Asian Games". She represented India in 2016 South Asian Games hosted by India clinching another gold medal. She was handed over the captaincy of the India team for the Asian Kabaddi Championship, 2017 hosted by Iran. The Indian team went on to win the tournament adding one more gold medal to her tally. Women's Kabaddi Challenge Abhilasha Mhatre captained the team Ice Divas in the Women's Kabaddi Challenge, 2016 which was the professional league for Women like Pro Kabaddi League. Although her team did not win the title, Abhilasha did well in the league and was the second highest scorer of the tournament. Awards and achievements Arjuna Award in 2015 by the Government of India "Shiv Chhatrapati Krida Puraskar" in 2017 by the Government of Maharashtra Gold Medal – 2006 South Asian Games, Sri Lanka Winner-2012 Women's Kabaddi World Cup, Patna (India) Gold Medal – 4th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, 2013, South Korea Gold Medal – 17th Asian Games, 2014, Incheon, South Korea Gold Medal – 12th South Asian Games, 2016, Guwahati, Assam Gold Medal – Asian Kabaddi Championship, 2017, Iran "Best Player Award" – 53rd Senior National Kabaddi Championship, Hyderabad, 2005 "Best Player Award" – 24th Senior National Federation Cup, Manchar, Pune, 2005 "Best Raider Award" – 58th Senior National Kabaddi Championship, Udipi, Karnataka, 2011 Personal life She lives in Nerul, Navi Mumbai and is currently working as Sports Officer in Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation. References Living people Indian kabaddi players Asian Games medalists in kabaddi Kabaddi players at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for India