FULL NAME: Sitamani Tudu
GENDER: Female
BORN: 4th October, 1994 (FIBA official date)
HEIGHT: 5 feet 7 inches (169 cm)
HOME ADDRESS: Binjhua, Bahalada, Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India
PRESENT ADDRESS: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
FAMILY: Gopal Chandra Tudu (Father), Jasmi Tudu (Mother)
EDUCATION: Studied at Govt Girls High School, Unit-IV, Bhubaneswar and BJB Autonomous College, Bhubaneswar
PROFESSION: Working at Operating Department, Eastern Railways, Kolkata, West Bengal.
PRODUCT OF: Government Sports Hostel, Bhubaneswar
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Smarita Samantray, Rajesh Singh, Rajendra Pani
PLAYING POSITION: Guard

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

NATIONAL:
*     Gold medal at 33rd Federation Cup National Basketball Championship, held in Uttar Pradersh, 2019.
*     Gold medal at 69th Senior National Basketball Championship, held in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, 2019.
*     Bronze medal at 32nd Federation Cup National Basketball Championship, held in Andhra Pradersh, 2018.
*     Gold medal at 68th Senior National Basketball Championship, held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 2018.
*     Bronze medal at 67th Senior National Basketball Championship, held in Puducherry, 2017.
*     Gold medal at 66th Senior National Basketball Championship, held in Mysore, Karnataka, 2016.
*     Bronze medal at 65th Senior National Basketball Championship, held in Bhilwara, Rajasthan, 2015.
*     Played Senior and Junior National Championships for Odisha from 2008 to 2012.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     She was part of the Indian team that finished 6th at the 26th FIFA Asia Women Championship, held in Wuhan, China from 29 August-5 September, 2015.

OTHER NOTABLE INFORMATION:
*     She was conferred with the Best Basketball Player Award by Calcutta Sports Journalists Club on 11 April, 2017.
*     Started sports career as an athlete, winning 100m races during school days.
*     Attended Sports Hostel selection trial for athletics, but was picked up for basketball.
*     Honed her skills at Government Sports Hostel, Bhubaneswar, from 2008 to 2012.
*     Her father is a retired employee of Indian Army.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 27 August, 2015
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 25 September, 2020