Subramani V.

Subramani is from Tamil Nadu. He is the son of a lorry driver and his mother is a daily-wage labourer. He started playing at the age of 11 and he has a brother, also a kho kho player, who now works in an IT company. He is studying third year BA in Tamil.^[1]

In January 2025, Subramani 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][6] In the finals, India defeated Nepal 54-36 to lift their maiden World Cup.^[7]