Talent
LAXITA SANDELIA – ATHLETICS
HOMETOWN-VADODARA ,GUJARAT
Laxita Sandelia is an Indian international athlete who competes in 800 and 1500 metres running events.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Won the Gold medal at the U-20 Asian Championship(2023) by achieving her best time of 4:24;23 in the 1500m category.
Bagged silver medals in the 800m and 1500m category at the 2022 ISF World School Games.
Bagged gold medals at the 2023 Indian U-20 Championship in the 800 and 1500 metres category.
Bagged 2 silver medals in the 800 and 1500 m category at the 2024 Asian U20 Athletics Championships held in Dubai.
TANISHA JOSHI – BADMINTON
HOMETOWN- JAMNAGAR,GUJARAT
Tanisha Joshi is an upcoming indian badminton player who has competed in various international and national tournaments.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Bagged a silver medal in the West Zone Inter State Badminton Tournament 2022.
Tanisha currently is ranked at number 731 in the world for the mixed doubles category.
Qualified for the main draw of the Infosys Foundation India International Challenge 2023.
SAHAJ PATEL – BASKETBALL
HOMETOWN- VADODARA,GUJARAT
Sahaj Patel is a an International Indian basketball player who plays in the centre position.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Sahaj made history by becoming only the 7th player from Gujarat to be picked for the Indian national team in 2019.
He made his debut against Nepal in the South Asian Games 2019.
He was selected again to represent the Indian national team in the FIBA World qualifiers 2021 in Bahrain.
He played for the Mumbai titans in the indian national basketball league where he socred 12.3 points on average in 16 games in the 2022-23 season.
FLORA ENGINEER – BADMINTON
HOMETOWN – GANDHINAGAR,GUJARAT
Flora Engineer is sn Indian badminton player who has participated in various national and international tournaments in both singles and doubles category.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Won the U-19 Title at the SGFI Nationals 2023.
Played in her first international junior tournament in 2022 at the Kotak India Junior International where she reached till the third round of the championship thus getting her first two international victories in the first and second round.
RIDDHI KADAM – TRIATHLON
HOMETOWN – VADODARA,GUJARAT
Riddhi Kadam is sn Indian Triathlete who has participated in various national and international tournaments in Triathlon. Since making her debut in Triathlon events in 2019,Riddhi has steadily made her mark in national events.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Won her first National Gold medal in Triathlon at the 1st Avadi ITF Triathlon & Duathlon Open.
In 2023 Riddhi created history by being the first Triathlete from Vadodara to qualify for the prestigious 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Was adjudged as the champion of the maiden edition of Shivaji Triathlon – a national level event featuring 348 athletes from services, professional athletes and fitness enthusiasts from civilian community.
SHASHWAT RAWAT – CRICKET
HOMETOWN – VADODARA,GUJARAT
Shashwat rawat is an promising Indian Cricketer who has represented India at the 2020 U-19 World Cup and currently is an integral part of the Baroda Ranji Trophy team.He is a left handed top order batsman whose batting style often draws comparisons to his cricketing inspiration David Warner.
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Was a part of the Indian world cup U-19 squad which finished as runners up in the U19 world cup 2020 edition held in South Africa.
- Was part of the Baroda team that won the prestigious Cooch Behar Trophy in 2020 ,and also scored a match winning century in the final against Vidarbha which helped Baroda clinch the title.
Shashwat was also part of the Indian U19 team which won the 2019 edition of the U-19 Asia Cup held in Sri Lanka.
Shashwat scripted history on his Ranji debut by breaking a 70 year old ranji trophy record alongside teammate priyanshu moliya of scoring a century on debut against odisha in 2022 followed by a score of 68 against Uttar Pradesh and 89 against Uttarakhand In his first Ranji Trophy Season.
The 2023-24 Ranji Trophy season was a breakthrough year for Shashwat, during which he amassed an impressive 784 runs at an average of 60.30. His standout performance included a career-best 207 against Himachal Pradesh, showcasing his exceptional form. Shashwat’s consistent run-scoring placed him among the top five run-scorers of the season. He registered four centuries against formidable opponents—Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, and a crucial 124 against Mumbai in the quarterfinals.
Was awarded the Man Of The Series award in the India U19 Quadrangular series featuring teams like South Africa and Afghanistan with the highest score of 64 runs against South Africa U-19.