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Tall Poojitha Draws Attention at Amaravati Championship in Tirupati
Poojitha is a young basketball player who is six-and-a-half feet tall.
She is playing in the Under-17 competition at the Amaravati Championship in Tirupati.
Poojitha comes from Konaseema district and is studying in Intermediate first year.
She has practised basketball for three years.
She has played for her state six times and in national competitions five times.
She hopes to win the championship.
The tournament is a four-day state-level event.
Earlier competitions were held across 175 Assembly constituencies and included more than 200,000 players.
The best players from district competitions qualified for the state event.
Six-and-a-half-foot Poojitha is competing in the Under-17 basketball event in Tirupati.
The player from Konaseema district has practised basketball for three years.
She has represented her state six times and competed nationally five times.
The four-day Amaravati Championship-2026 state event began in Tirupati on Monday.
Earlier rounds involved 2,07,498 players across 175 Assembly constituencies, with top performers advancing to the state event.
- Who
- Young basketball player Poojitha, daughter of Srinivas and Bhumika from Konaseema district.
- What
- She is competing in the Under-17 basketball competition at the Amaravati Championship-2026.
- Where
- Tirupati, following competitions held across 175 Assembly constituencies and at district level.
- When
- The four-day state-level event began on Monday; earlier constituency rounds ran from July 15 to 30 and district competitions from August 6 to 15.
- Why
- Poojitha is competing for the championship after qualifying through the competition system and hopes to win.
Key facts
- Player
- Poojitha
- Height
- Six-and-a-half feet
- Competition
- Under-17 basketball at the Amaravati Championship-2026
- Experience
- Three years of basketball practice
- Representation
- Six state-level competitions and five national-level competitions
- Constituency participation
- 2,07,498 players, including 1,42,306 boys and 65,192 girls
- District participation
- Around 83,650 players competed from August 6 to 15
Sources
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