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Sonali Vishnu Shingate
Sonali Vishnu Shingate (born 27 May 1995) is a professional woman Kabaddi player from Mumbai, Maharashtra. She was part of the Indian teams that won the silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and the gold medal at the 2019 South Asian Games in Kathmandu.

Shingate is employed with the Indian Railways and has won gold and silver medals for the Railways team in the National Kabaddi Championship. The Maharashtra government has honoured her with the state's highest sporting recognition; the Shiv Chhatrapati Award.

Personal Life and Background
Shingate was born in Mumbai's Lower Parel. Her father used to work as a security guard and her mother runs an eatery. She started playing Kabaddi when she was studying at the Maharshi Dayanand College. Shingate started training for the game at the Shiv Shakti Mahila Sangha club under coach Rajesh Padave.

Professional Career
Shingate's career started in 2014 when she represented her state Maharashtra at the junior level and in 2014-15, she captained the side in the Junior National Kabaddi Championships and won the silver medal. She joined the Indian Railways in 2015 and won her employer gold medals in the 64th (2016-17), 66th (2018-19) and 67th (2019-20) Senior Nationals and a silver medal in the 65th (2017-18) edition.

Shingate is the premier raider of the Railways team. She was selected to play for India in the 2018 Asian Games at Jakarta, where the team won the silver medal. In 2019, she was part of the Indian team that won the gold medal in the South Asian Games in Kathmandu.

Awards
In 2020, the Maharashtra government bestowed upon her the Shiv Chhatrapati Award, the highest sporting award in the state.