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'''Kaveri Dimar''' (also spelled '''Kaveri Dhimar''') is an Indian [[canoeist]], who won a bronze medal at the [[2022 Asian Canoe Sprint Championships]].<ref name="TOIAsiaBronze">{{cite news |first=Ramendra |last=Singh |title=MP rower Kaveri Dhimar wins bronze in Asian championship |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/mp-rower-kaveri-dhimar-wins-bronze-in-asian-championship/articleshow/90467346.cms |date=27 March 2022 |access-date=3 July 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Dimar was born in a fisherman's family in Mandi village, [[Sehore]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], the fifth of nine siblings. As she grew up, she would accompany her father and elder sisters when they went fishing.<ref name="BridgeLife">{{cite news |first=Abhijit |last=Nair |title=Daughter of a fisherman, Kaveri Dhimar wins 7 gold medals at Senior National Canoeing Championships |work=The Bridge |url=https://thebridge.in/our-picks/daughter-fisherman-kaveri-dhimar-7-gold-national-championships-26316 |date=14 November 2021 |access-date=3 July 2022}}</ref> The [[Khandwa]] district Sports Officer, Joseph Baxla, spotted her talent as a promising swimmer in 2016, and she was admitted to the Madhya Pradesh Water Sports Academy in 2017. She later turned to canoeing as a sport.<ref name="NIELife">{{cite news |first=Anuraag |last=Singh |title=Boat to canoe, MP fisherman’s daughter living her Olympic dream |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/jan/11/boat-to-canoe-mp-fishermans-daughter-living-her-olympic-dream-2248319.html |date=11 January 2021 |access-date=3 July 2022}}</ref> She studies at the [[Lovely Professional University]].<ref name="lpunews">{{cite web|url=https://happenings.lpu.in/lpu-students-won-12-medals-in-national-canoeing-championship/ |title=LPU Students won 12 Medals in National Canoeing Championship |first=Raunak |last=Raj |date=11 November 2021 |publisher=[[Lovely Professional University]] |access-date=3 July 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Dimar has won 15 gold, two silver and a bronze across various solo and team events in India's National Canoe Championships over the period 2020–2022. She teamed up with [[Namita Chandel]], Anjali Bashishth and Shivani Verma to win the bronze medal in the C-4 200m event at the 2022 Asian Canoe Sprint Championships in [[Rayong]].<ref name="TOIAsiaBronze" /><br />
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==Achievements==<br />
* 3 x gold medals, C-4 (1000m, 200m) and C-2 (500m) events, National Canoe Sprint Championship, [[Bhopal]], 2020<ref name="ikca30th">{{cite web |url=https://www.ikca.in/30th_women_final_results_.pdf |title= 30th National Kayaking and Canoeing Sprint Senior Men and Women Championship|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=16 January 2020 |publisher=Indian Kayaking and Canoeing Association |access-date=3 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703072332/https://www.ikca.in/30th_women_final_results_.pdf |archive-date=3 July 2022}}</ref><br />
* 7 x gold medals, C-4 (200m), C-2 (1000m, 500m, 200m) and C-1 (5000m, 1000m, 500m), National Canoe Sprint Championship, [[Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh|Bilaspur]], 2021<ref name="ikca31st">{{cite web |url=https://www.ikca.in/Result_-_31st_National_Canoe_Sprint_Senior_Men_%26_Women_Championship_24-27_October_2021_at_Bilaspur_Himachal_Pradesh.pdf |title=31st National Kayaking and Canoeing Sprint Senior Men and Women Championship |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=27 October 2021 |publisher=Indian Kayaking and Canoeing Association |access-date=3 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703073834/https://www.ikca.in/Result_-_31st_National_Canoe_Sprint_Senior_Men_%26_Women_Championship_24-27_October_2021_at_Bilaspur_Himachal_Pradesh.pdf |archive-date=3 July 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
* 5 x gold medals, C-4 (500m), C-2 (1000m), C-1 (5000m, 1000m, 500m); 2 x Silver medals - C-2 (200m, 200m Mixed); Bronze medal – C-4 (200m), National Canoe Sprint Championship, Bhopal, 2022<ref name="ikca32nd">{{cite web |url=https://www.ikca.in/32nd_Canoe_Sprint_Result_.pdf |title= 32nd National Kayaking and Canoeing Sprint Senior Men and Women Championship|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=13 March 2022 |publisher=Indian Kayaking and Canoeing Association |access-date=3 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703074608/https://www.ikca.in/32nd_Canoe_Sprint_Result_.pdf |archive-date=3 July 2022}}</ref><br />
* Bronze medal, C-4 (200m), [[2022 Asian Canoe Sprint Championships|Asian Canoe Sprint Championships]], [[Rayong]], 2022.<ref name="TOIAsiaBronze" /><br />
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