Ashmita Chaliha
Ashmita Chaliha is an Indian badminton player. She represented India as a member of the national junior team at the 2017 BWF [World Junior Championships|2017 World] and 2017 [Badminton Asia Junior Championships|Asian Junior Championships]. In 2018, she was included in the Indian squad for the Asian Games. At the 2019 [South Asian Games], she secured gold medals in both the women's singles and team events.
Career
2017-2021: early career
Ashmita lost in the second round of the 2017 [Badminton Asia Junior Championships – Girls' singles|2017 Asian Junior Championships] singles event. In the Junior World Championships, she played in the 2017 [BWF World Junior Championships – Teams event|team event], where her team finished 6th, and in the 2017 BWF [World Junior Championships – Girls' singles|singles event], she made it to the round of 32. Ashmita won the 2018 Tata Open India International tournament, a BWF International Challenge tournament. Then she won the 2018 Dubai International tournament. Ashmita was selected for the India national [badminton team|Indian team] for 2018 Asian Games in the Badminton at the [2018 Asian Games – Women's team|women's team event] but the team lost to the eventual gold medallist team Japan in the quarter-finals 1–3. Ashmita was selected for the 2019 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships where her team reached the quarter-finals. At the 2019 South Asian Games|2019 South Asian Games], Ashmita won the gold medal in the singles event by defeating compatriot Gayathri Gopichand and then in the team event by defeating team of Sri Lanka in the gold medal match.2022: Rise
Ashmita made it to the quarter-finals of the India Open |India Open] but lost to her compatriot, the legendary P.V. Sindhu. At the 2022 [Syed Modi International|Syed Modi International], Ashmita gave a walkover in the first round to compatriot Malvika Bansod. Ashmita reached the semi-finals of the 2022 Odisha Open before losing to Smit Toshniwal. Ashmita was selected for playing at the 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships. She won both of her matches but overall her team lost both matches of the group stage and eventually unable to reach knockout stage. At the Swiss Open |Swiss Open], she entered as a wildcard and reached the second round before losing to seed no.8 Kirsty Gilmour 18–21,20–22. She had a first round exit at the 2022 Orléans Masters losing to Putri Kusuma Wardani 17–21,21–19 and 14–21.Achievements
South Asian Games
Women's singles| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | ||||||
| 2019 | Badminton Covered Hall, Pokhara, Nepal |  BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up)Women's singles
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