Pothi Reddy Siva Reddy

Reddy is from Edara village, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. His parents are into farming and he has one brother, who works as a village surveyor. He works as a Postal Assistant at the Head Post Office, Adilabad, Telangana.^[2] He started playing kho kho in 2006.^[1]

In January 2025, he was part of the Indian team that won the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup at New Delhi.^[3] The Indian team were placed in Group A and defeated Nepal, Brazil, Peru and Bhutan in the group stages. In the quarterfinals, India defeated Sri Lanka and beat South Africa 62–42 in the semifinals.^[4][5] In the finals, India defeated Nepal 54–36 to lift their maiden World Cup.^[6] He also won two international gold medals and a 'Best Attacker' award from the International Kho Kho Federation in London.^[1]

He represented Andhra Pradesh in seven Senior National Kho Kho Championships and nine south zone tournaments. He also played the 35th National Games held at Kerala.^[1]