Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Sambhajinagar Athlete Om Kakad Clears CA While Winning Tennis Medals
Om Kakad loved both studying and playing sports.
He started playing Soft Tennis in Class 9 and won a national gold medal that year.
He also did very well in school.
After studying Science, he chose to pursue Chartered Accountancy.
He trained on the tennis court early in the morning and studied or worked for many hours afterward.
His parents supported him instead of making him choose between sports and education.
In 2023, he won three gold medals at the Maharashtra State Olympic Games.
He later cleared the entire CA course in his first attempt at age 22.
Now he wants to compete for India in international Soft Tennis.
Om Kakad, 22, cleared all levels of Chartered Accountancy in his first attempt.
He began playing Soft Tennis in Class 9 and won his first national gold medal that year.
Kakad scored 95.20% in Class 10 and 88% in Class 12 while studying Science.
He won three gold medals at the 2023 Maharashtra State Olympic Games and two national bronze medals the following year.
With strong support from his farming-family parents, Kakad now hopes to represent India internationally in Soft Tennis.
- Who
- Om Kakad, a 22-year-old Soft Tennis player and Chartered Accountant from a farming family, supported by his parents Ravindra Ramdas Kakad and Anita Kakad.
- What
- He cleared all levels of Chartered Accountancy in his first attempt while winning national medals and three Maharashtra State Olympic Games gold medals.
- When
- He began Soft Tennis in Class 9; he won three state Olympic Games golds in 2023 and two national bronzes the following year, before clearing CA at 22.
- Where
- Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra; the national bronze medals were won at a championship in Punjab.
- Why
- He wanted to pursue his passion for sport while gaining a respected, financially stable profession, with encouragement from his parents.
- Age
- 22
- Sport
- Soft Tennis
- CA result
- Cleared all levels in the first attempt
- Class 10 score
- 95.20%
- Class 12 score
- 88% in Science
- Maharashtra State Olympic Games
- Three gold medals in 2023
- Senior National Championship
- Two bronze medals at the 21st Senior National Soft Tennis Championship in Punjab
- Future goal
- Represent India internationally in Soft Tennis