FULL NAME: Karishma Rout
GENDER: Female
BORN: 13th May, 1993
PARENTS: Father (Suresh Rout), Mother (Tilotama Rout), Younger brother (Abinash Rout)
HOME ADDRESS: Tulsi Nagar, Balangir, Odisha, India.
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Graduated from Rajendra University, Balangi. Now pursuing BPEd at Andhra University, Visakahapatnam.
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: Balangir District Fencing Association.
ROLE IN FENCING: Fencing player-turned-coach
TEAMS REPRESENTED AS FENCER: Odisha Seniors

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS FENCER:
*     Represented Odisha in Senior National Championship 2018 in Solapur, Maharashtra and finished among top 16 in individual epee.
*     Represented Odisha in Senior National Championship 2019 Guwahati, Assam.
*     Represented Odisha in Senior National Championship 2020, New Delhi.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS COACH:
*     She was felicitated as one of best coaches at the 22 nd Sub-Junior National Fencing Championshp at JN Indoor Stadium, Cuttack on 26 March, 2021.
*     She was the coach of the Odisha squad that won one gold and one silver medal in the 31st Senior National Fencing Championship in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand on 21 March, 2021.
*      Represented Odisha in Senior National Fencing Championship at Bangalore, 2018.
*      Represented Rajendra University, Balangir in the All-India Inter-University Fencing Championships twice (2018 Patiala, 2020 Amritsar).
*      Among the fencers she groomed Trushnamayee Singh Deo reached Junior National top 16, Ajit Prasad Junior National top 32 and Saudamini Kandi All-India Inter-University top 16.
*      Started her coaching career in 2017.

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:
*      Performed as fencing Technical Official at the Khelo India University Games at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, 2020.
*      Bagged Best Master Trainer Award in Self Defence from Department of Higher Education, Government of Odisha at Utkal Karate School, Bhubaneswar, 2016.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 28 March, 2021