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{{Short description|Indian basketball player (born 2000)}}
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'''Kelettira Harshitha Bojamma Bopaiah''' (born 31 July 2000)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-25 |title=Harshitha Kelttira Bopaiah (India) - Basketball Stats, Height, Age {{!}} FIBA Basketball |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/23413-harshitha-kelttira-bopaiah |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=www.fiba.basketball |language=en}}</ref> is an Indian [[basketball]] player from [[Karnataka]].<ref name=":0" /> She plays for the [[India women's national basketball team]] as a power forward. She plays for Railways in the domestic tournaments and for Karnataka in the National Games.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Sreekala to lead Team India in SABA qualifiers, two other Keralites in squad |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/other-sports/2025/02/20/saba-qualifiers-three-kerala-basketball-players-india-squad-sreekala-captain.html |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=OnManorama.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Bopaiah is from [[Napoklu]], [[Kodagu district|Kodagu]], Karnataka.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Chengappa |first=Sachitha |date=2018-08-17 |title=Kelettira Harshitha Bojamma |url=https://kodavaclan.com/kodaguheritage/kelettira-harshitha-bojamma/ |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Kodagu Heritage |language=en-US}}</ref> She was born to Mandepanda Mala Bopaiah and Dore Bopaiah, who was a state hockey player. She studied at Sri Rama Trust English Medium School, Napoklu before doing her BCom at ShaShib college, Bengaluru. She is currently studying at Reva University and plays for their team in college events.<ref name=":0" /> As a school student, she first took to athletics and did well in high jump and long jump events. But on the suggestion of her athletics coach K. Satyanarayana, she shifted to basketball.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sudarshan |first=N. |date=2018-11-10 |title=Harshitha Bopaiah: 'I have proved that I can do well' |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/basketball/harshitha-bopaiah-fiba-u-18-womens-asian-championship-india-mysuru-bcom-zoran-visic-sathya-interview/article25464189.ece |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref> In 2013, at the Mysuru Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports run hostel selection trials for admission, she was selected for both athletics and basketball. But she opted for the latter, and in 2014 started playing for Karnataka in the Nationals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harshitha carving a different path |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/harshitha-carving-different-702450.html |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
In February 2025, she is selected for the Indian team to play the [[2025 SABA Women's Championship|3rd South Asian Basketball Association Women's Championship 2025]] qualifiers at [[New Delhi]] from 23 to 26 February 2025.<ref name=":1" /> The Indian team played [[Maldives women's national football team results|Maldives]] and [[Nepal women's national football team|Nepal]] and won both the matches for a berth in the [[FIBA Women's Asia Cup|FIBA women's Asia Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pitts |first=Andre |date=23 February 2025 |title=Indian basketball team opens campaign with 113-32 win over Nepal |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/saba-women-championship-2025-basketball-india-vs-nepal-match-report |access-date=25 February 2025 |website=Olympics.com}}</ref> She played both the matches, and the final against Maldives, at Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FIBA LiveStats India vs. Nepal |url=https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/FASIA/2624275/bs.html |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=geniussports.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=FIBA LiveStats India vs. Maldives |url=https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/FASIA/2624277/bs.html |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=geniussports.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=FIBA LiveStats - Final - India vs. Maldives |url=https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/FASIA/2624278/bs.html |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=geniussports.com}}</ref>

Earlier in 2017, Bopaiah was selected for the Indian team to play the ISF World School Games at [[Croatia]] and later for the National team for the [[FIBA 3x3 U17 Asia Cup|FIBA 3x3 Under 18 Asia Cup]] in [[Malaysia]]. In October 2018, she also played the [[FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship|FIBA Under 18 Women's Asian Championship]] at Sri Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru, where India clinched a place for Division A.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Know Your Squad: Indian women's basketball team for SABA Women's Championship 2025 |url=https://khelnow.com/basketball/saba-womens-championship-2025-india-squad-facts-202502 |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Khel Now |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sudarshan |first=N. |date=2018-10-30 |title=FIBA U-18 Women's Asian Championship: India enters Division B semifinals |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/basketball/fiba-u-18-womens-asian-championship-india-beats-singapore-to-enter-semifinals/article25373699.ece |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sudarshan |first=N. |date=2018-10-28 |title=Asian Basketball Championship: Narrow win for India U-18 girls |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/basketball/asian-basketball-championship-narrow-win-for-india-u-18-girls/article25354114.ece |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:Indian women's basketball players]]
[[Category:Basketball players from Karnataka]]
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[[Category:Sportswomen from Karnataka]]
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