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{{short description|Indian Paralympic athlete}}
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'''Kokila Kaushiklate''' (born 17 October 2003)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kokila Paralympics 2024 {{!}} Kokila Paralympic Medals List, Records, Stats, Age, Appearances, Paralympics Milestones - myKhel.com |url=https://www.mykhel.com/kokila-paralympics-p2510694/ |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=mykhelcom |language=en}}</ref> is a visually challenged para athlete from [[Haryana]], [[India]]. She won a bronze medal in the Judo Women's 48-kg J2 event at the [[2022 Asian Para Games]] held at [[Gangzhou]], [[China]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Reporter |date=2023-10-23 |title=पैरा एशियन गेम्स के जूडो कराटे स्पर्धा में कोकिला कौशिक ने जीता कांस्य पदक |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/haryana/hisar/news/kokila-kaushik-won-bronze-medal-in-judo-karate-event-of-para-asian-games-132055490.html |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=www.bhaskar.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ANI |date=2023-10-23 |title=Para Asian Games: Kokila, Kapil capture silver, bronze in Judo |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/others/para-asian-games-kokila-kapil-capture-silver-bronze-in-judo20231023203729/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=www.aninews.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Parkar |first=Ubaid |date=2023-10-28 |title=Asian Para Games 2023 medal tally: Indian winners - full list |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/asian-para-games-2023-hangzhou-india-medal-winners-tally-table |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=www.olympics.com}}</ref> She represented India at the Paralympics in Paris 2024 where India made its debut in para judo.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=M |first=Dheepan Brunner |date=2024-09-04 |title=Indian Judokas at Paralympics 2024: Classifications, Medal Chances & Schedule |url=https://thebridge.in/paralympics-2024/indian-judokas-classifications-medal-chances-schedule-49477 |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=thebridge.in |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Kaushiklate is from Kasun village in [[Jind district]] but currently resides in Azad Nagar, [[Hisar district|Hisar]], [[Haryana]]. Her father is a teacher and her mother is a social worker.<ref name=":0" /> She is studying Class 12 in the Government Girls Senior Secondary School in Rupana village, Haryana.<ref name=":0" /> She is an 'Indusind for Sports' trainee.<ref name=":2" /> She is also supported by sports NGO, Olympic Gold Quest.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blind Judo {{!}} OGQ |url=https://ogq.org/paralympics-judo.html |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=ogq.org }}{{Dead link|date=June 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

== Career ==
Kaushiklate first won an international medal at the Commonwealth Judo Championships winning a silver medal in 2019.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Girl Power {{!}} Kokila Kaushiklate {{!}} IndusInd Bank |url=https://www.indusind.com/in/en/for-sports/Programs/girl-power/kokila-kaushiklate.html |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=www.indusind.com }}{{Dead link|date=June 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Her bronze medal in the 48 kg J2 event at Asian Para Games got her a quota place in the Paralympics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=India To Participate In Overall 12 Disciplines At Paris Paralympics {{!}} Olympics News |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/paralympic-games-2024/india-to-participate-in-overall-12-disciplines-at-paris-paralympics-6339306 |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=NDTVSports.com |language=en}}</ref> Thus, she was part of the two member Indian team that made its debut in judo at the [[2024 Summer Paralympics]] in Paris. While she represented India in the Women’s 48Kg J2 category, Kapil Parmar took part in men's 60kg J1 category.<ref name=":1" /> She lost to [[Yuliia Ivanytska]] of [[Ukraine]] in the 2nd repechage round, [[Akmaral Nauatbek]] of [[Kazakhstan|Kazakh]] beat her in the quarterfinals. For the Indian it is a learning experience at a big stage as she lost both the bouts 0-10.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Results j2 up to 48kg Paris 2024 Olympics results: judo qualifications at the Paralympic Games |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sport/jo-paralympiques-2024/results/judo/j2-up-to-48kg/ |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=Le Monde.fr |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Domestic career ===
Kaushiklate is a three time Indian national champion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-29 |title=List of Indian Women Athletes Competing at the Paris Paralympics 2024 |url=https://www.herzindagi.com/society-culture/indian-women-atheletes-list-paris-paralympics-article-301339 |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=HerZindagi English |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:2003 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian female judoka]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Haryana]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games]]
[[Category:Asian Para Games medalists in judo]]
[[Category:Asian Para Games bronze medalists for India]]
[[Category:Judoka at the 2024 Summer Paralympics]]
[[Category:Paralympic judoka for India]]
[[Category:People from Jind district]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]

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