Ritika Patel was born in Chennai and raised in Muscat, Oman. This greatly influenced her passion for sports since she studied in a school in Muscat that groomed athletes to compete in various sporting events at an international level. Fuelled by her passion in sports and fitness, Ritika returned to India to complete her higher education studies in Physiotherapy.

Since graduating as a Sports Physiotherapist, Ritika has treated many athletes over the years, eventually being appointed as the Chief Sports Physiotherapist for the Indian Women’s Cricket Team in 2008. Thereafter, Ritika moved back to Oman and served as a Physiotherapist in the Ministry of Public Health. Since returning to India over 9 years ago, she had joined Atlas, working tirelessly to serve patients with her strong skillset, expertise, dedication and care.

Throughout both her educational and professional career, she has maintained a consistent involvement in numerous accredited educational activities and seminars related to sports, fitness and Physiotherapy. During this time, while treating numerous athletes who participated in endurance events including marathons, bodybuilding, powerlifting and Hyrox, she gained immense interest in the same. Currently, Ritika herself is now a marathon runner and proud participant of Hyrox 2026.

With her many years of hands-on experience coupled with her own personal journey of fitness, she aims to empower patients to not only recover from injures but to build resilience, improve performance and maintain long term physical health and well-being.