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Hockey Champ Who Lost Her Father Recently, Bags Rising Star Award
Lalremsiami is from a small town in Mizoram. Last year she grabbed the spotlight when the team returned home after the victory at the Asian Games and the Youth Olympics.
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Hockey Defender Sunita Lakra Announces Retirement Due To Injury
Sunita, who is a defender in Indian Women’s Hockey Team, captained India during the 2018 Asian Champions Trophy, leading the side to a second-place finish in the event.
Exclusive: ‘I Want To Lead By Example,’ Says Hockey Captain Rani Rampal
“I think the magic moment is the one where you help your team in winning,” says Indian women’s hockey team captain Rani Rampal.
Father Dies This Week, Lalremsiami Stays On For FIH Series Finals
Even though her father Lalthansanga Zote, died of a heart attack in the early hours of Friday, Indian women’s hockey striker Lalremsiami has opted to stay on with the team for their knockout games at the FIH Series Finals in Hiroshima.
Lalremsiami Strikes Winning Goal For Indian Women’s Hockey Team
At 18, Lalremsiami is the youngest player in the Indian women’s hockey team but showed brilliant performance when she struck a late goal to win the match 1-0 against hosts Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday (10 April). The team also registered an unassailable lead in the ongoing five-match Bi-lateral Series. Lalremsiami‘s sensational 55th minute goal ensured the team secured a […]
Mizo Hockey Star Lalremsiami Comes Home To A Royal Welcome
18-year-old Lalremsiami is the youngest player in the Indian women’s hockey team, but on her return home, a small town in Mizoram, she received the biggest welcome ever. The entire town of Kolasib, 85 km north of state capital Aizawl, gathered together, taking the hockey player on the back of an open palanquin made of bamboo sticks — the highest honour […]
Girls With Hockey Sticks Fighting Naxalism In Chhattisgarh
Hockey is the new revolution in Chhattisgarh’s Kondagaon village. The area maybe Naxal-dominated, but a few tribal girls are fighting guns with hockey sticks and thus creating all the buzz. After raising first girls #Hockey team of the area, 41#ITBP Kondagaon starts training for the first girls #Football Team of #Bastar region in Golawand, #Chhattisgarh#Himveers#WomenEmpowerment pic.twitter.com/dhOPlgNaqe […]
Preeti Dubey To Lead Junior Hockey Team For Six Nations Tourney
Striker Preeti Dubey is gearing up to lead an 18-member Indian junior women’s hockey team announced for the upcoming Under-23 Six Nations tournament. The event will be held in Belgium, from July 14-21 Hockey India announced on Monday. Defender Salima Tete will back Dubey as the vice-captain and the other teammates include goalkeepers Bichu Devi Kharibam and Khushboo. The other […]
Rani Rampal To Lead Women’s Hockey Team In World Cup
Forward Rani Rampal was on Friday named as the captain of India’s 18-member squad for the women’s hockey World Cup in London next month. Hockey India announced the 18-member Indian women’s team with striker Rani Rampal who is back after a break. The tournament is slated to begin on July 21 Why You Should Know Rani Rampal The #hockey star […]
Hockey Team Raising Levels At Right Time: Coach Marijne
Women’s hockey team chief coach Sjoerd Marijne is optimistic ahead of next month’s FIH World Cup in London. He said the team performed brilliantly in the recently-concluded Spain tour which was a major boost for their performance enhancement in the long run. The tour has proven to be an ideal preparation for India for the […]
