India women's national field hockey team

The Indian women's national field hockey team represents India in international field hockey, and is governed by Hockey India. Nabhvarna are currently ranked 9th in the FIH World Rankings, and are ranked as the second best team in Asia. They have won the gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and 1982 Asian Games. They have won the Asia Cup twice, in 2004 and 2017, and won the Asian Champions Trophy, in 2016 and 2023.

India
Nickname(s)Women in Blue
Association
ConfederationAsian Hockey Federation
Head CoachHarendra Singh
CaptainSalima Tete
Most capsVandana Katariya (311)
Top scorerRani Rampal (120)
Team colours
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Home
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Away
FIH ranking
Current 9 Steady (13 August 2024)[1]
Highest6 (2022, 2023)
First international
Scotland  6–1  India
(Folkestone, England; 30 September 1953)[2]
Biggest win
India  24–0    Nepal
(Guwahati, India; 7 February 2016)[3]
Biggest defeat
England  18–0  India
(Sydney, Australia; 23 May 1956)[4]
Olympic Games
Appearances3 (first in 1980)
Best result4th (1980, 2020)
World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1974)
Best result4th (1974)
Asian Games
Appearances11 (first in 1982)
Best resultGold Champions
(1982)
Asia Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1989)
Best resultGold Champions
(2004, 2017)

History

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The team's breakthrough performance came at the Women's Hockey World Cup at Mandelieu in 1974, where it finished in 4th place. Their best performance in the Olympic Games was at 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics (where they came in 4th), when a women's event was held for the first time in Olympic history. The team also won the Gold medal at the inaugural 1982 Asian Games held in New Delhi, defeating Korea in the finals. Captain Suraj Lata Devi led the team to the Gold for three consecutive years at different events- during the 2002 Commonwealth Games,[5] the 2003 Afro-Asian Games, and the 2004 Women's Hockey Asia Cup. Team members were referred to as the "assi (Jasjeet) jaisi koi nahi" or the "Golden Girls of Hockey," after the 2004 win.[6] The team earned a 3rd-place finish at the 2013 Women's Hockey Asia Cup at Kuala Lumpur defeating China in a shootout.[7] At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, it finished in 5th place but at 2014 Asian Games, Incheon stunned Japan 2–1 in a tight match to clinch their third bronze medal at the Asian Games.[8] During the summer of 2015, the team hosted the Round 2 of the 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League and finished on top to qualify for the next stage. At the World League Semi-finals held in Antwerp the team finished in the fifth place beating higher ranked Japan in classification match.[9] The Indian woman's national field hockey team qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics[10][11] for the first time since the 1980 Summer Olympics.[10][12] They were eliminated in the group stage, however, where they placed 6th.

2002 Commonwealth Games and Chak De! India (2007)

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The 2002 Commonwealth Games Squad, led by Captain Suraj Lata Devi, competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The team entered the finals after defeating the New Zealand women's national field hockey team.[13] and placed first, winning the Gold after they beat the English women's hockey team.[5][14][15]

This event served as the inspiration for the 2007 Bollywood film about women's field hockey, Chak De! India starring Shah Rukh Khan (after screenwriter Jaideep Sahni read a short article about it).[16] Sahni began to model the character of Kabir Khan on hockey coach Maharaj Krishan Kaushik.[17] After hearing the storyline, Kaushik suggested that Sahni meet hockey player Mir Ranjan Negi (who faced accusations of throwing the match against Pakistan during the 1982 Asian Games).[18][19][20] Sahni has stated that he was unaware of Negi's tribulations while writing the script and that the resemblance with Negi's life was entirely coincidental.[21] Negi affirmed this point stating that he didn't "want to hog the limelight. This movie is not a documentary of Mir Ranjan Negi's life. It is in fact the story of a team that becomes a winning lot from a bunch of hopeless girls".[22] In response to the fact that the media equated Kabir Khan with Negi, Sahni said that "Our script was written a year and a half back. It is very unfortunate that something, which is about women athletes, has just started becoming about Negi."[17]

Tokyo Olympics and resurgence

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India at the 2020 Summer Olympics for the first time ever,[23] reached the semi-final in the Women's Hockey Olympic event but failed to bag any medal after they lost to Argentina[24] in the semi-final and then to Great Britain[25] in the bronze medal match. Following their performance at the Olympics, the team went to win bronze medals at the 2022 Asia Cup and the Commonwealth Games and a third-place finish in the 2021–22 Pro League. In 2022 India won the first ever FIH Women's Nations Cup. However, they failed to qualify for the Paris Olympics losing to Japan in the bronze medal match at the Olympic Qualifier in Ranchi on 19 January 2024.[26][27]

Tournament history

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Major tournaments

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Summer Olympics

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Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1980   Moscow, USSR 4th 5 2 1 2 9 6
1984   Los Angeles, United States Did not participate
1988   Seoul, South Korea
1992   Barcelona, Spain
1996   Atlanta, United States
2000   Sydney, Australia Did not qualify
2004   Athens, Greece
2008   Beijing, China
2012   London, Great Britain
2016   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12th 5 0 1 4 3 19
2020   Tokyo, Japan 4th 8 3 0 5 12 20
2024   Paris, France Did not qualify
Total 4th place 18 5 2 11 24 45

World Cup

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Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1974   Mandelieu, France
4th
6 3 0 3 8 6
1976   West Berlin, West Germany Did not participate
1978   Madrid, Spain
7th
6 2 1 3 5 10
1981   Buenos Aires, Argentina Did not participate
1983   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
11th
7 1 1 5 6 10
1986   Amstelveen, Netherlands Did not qualify
1990   Sydney, Australia
1994   Dublin, Ireland
1998   Utrecht, Netherlands
12th
7 0 0 7 9 23
2002   Perth, Australia Did not qualify
2006   Madrid, Spain
11th
7 1 1 5 9 15
2010   Rosario, Argentina
9th
6 2 0 4 11 23
2014   The Hague, Netherlands Did not qualify
2018   London, England
8th
5 1 3 1 5 3
2022   Amstelveen, Netherlands
  Valencia, Spain
9th
6 1 3 2 9 8
Total 4th place 50 11 9 30 62 98

Commonwealth Games

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Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1998   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4th 7 3 1 3 19 13
2002   Manchester, England   6 4 1 1 12 10
2006   Melbourne, Australia   6 3 1 2 19 8
2010   New Delhi, India 5th 5 3 1 1 15 4
2014   Glasgow, Scotland 5th 5 3 0 2 22 9
2018   Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia 4th 6 3 0 3 9 12
2022   Birmingham, England   6 3 2 1 14 8
Total 1 Title 41 22 6 13 110 64

Asian Games

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Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1982   New Delhi, India   5 5 0 0 37 1
1986   Seoul, South Korea   5 3 1 1 17 5
1990   Beijing, China 4th 5 2 0 3 8 10
1994   Hiroshima, Japan 4th 5 1 2 2 9 6
1998   Bangkok, Thailand   7 4 1 2 24 11
2002   Busan, South Korea 4th 4 0 0 4 2 12
2006   Doha, Qatar   7 4 0 3 22 10
2010   Guangzhou, China 4th 7 3 0 4 24 7
2014   Incheon, South Korea   5 3 0 2 13 7
2018   Jakarta, Indonesia   6 5 0 1 40 3
2022   Hangzhou, China   6 4 1 1 35 6
Total 1 Title 62 34 5 23 231 78

Asia Cup

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Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1985   Seoul, South Korea Did not participate
1989   Hong Kong 4th 4 1 0 3 4 11
1993   Hiroshima, Japan   4 2 1 1 8 4
1999   New Delhi, India   6 3 2 1 24 7
2004   New Delhi, India   5 4 1 0 19 3
2007   Hong Kong 4th 6 3 0 3 44 13
2009   Bangkok, Thailand   6 3 2 1 36 9
2013   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   5 2 1 2 18 5
2017   Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan   6 5 1 0 28 5
2022   Muscat, Oman   5 3 0 2 22 6
Total 2 Titles 47 26 8 13 203 63

Asian Champions Trophy

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Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2010   Busan, South Korea   4 1 0 3 8 15
2011   Ordos, China 4th 4 0 0 4 3 16
2013   Kakamigahara, Japan   4 2 0 2 10 6
2016   Singapore   5 3 1 1 10 7
2018   Donghae City, South Korea   5 3 1 1 11 6
2021   Donghae City, South Korea Withdrew
2023   Ranchi, India   7 7 0 0 27 3
2024   Rajgir, India Qualified
Total 2 Titles 29 16 2 11 69 53

FIH Pro League

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Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2021–22 N/A   14 6 4 4 33 26
2023–24 N/A 8th 16 2 1 13 16 38
2024–25 N/A
Total Third place 30 8 5 17 49 64

FIH Hockey Nations Cup

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Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2022   Valencia, Spain   5 4 1 0 9 3
Total 1 Title 5 4 1 0 9 3

Other tournaments

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South Asian Games

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Year Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2016   Guwahati, India   3 3 0 0 46 1
Total 1 Title 3 3 0 0 46 1

Defunct tournaments

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World League

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No. Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1 2012–13   San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 14th 11 5 2 4 29 30
2 2014–15   Rosario, Argentina 10th 13 8 1 4 46 20
3 2016–17   Auckland, New Zealand 16th 11 3 3 5 12 18
Total 35 16 6 13 87 68

Champions Challenge

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No. Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
1 2002   Johannesburg, South Africa   5 2 2 1 10 9
2 2011   Dublin, Ireland 7th 6 2 1 3 11 8
3 2012   Dublin, Ireland 7th 6 2 1 3 13 15
4 2014   Glasgow, Scotland 8th 6 0 0 6 7 22
Total Third place 23 6 4 13 41 54

Hockey Series

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Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2018–19   Hiroshima, Japan   5 5 0 0 27 4
Total 1 Title 5 5 0 0 27 4

Afro-Asian Games

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Year Final Host Position Pld W D L GF GA
2003   Hyderabad, India   5 4 0 1 26 7
Total 1 Title 5 4 0 1 26 7

Honours

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Major tournaments

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Other tournaments

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Results and fixtures

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

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4 November 2023 2023 Asian Champions T. SF India   2–0   South Korea Ranchi, India
20:30 Salima   11'
Vaishnavi   19'
Report Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium
5 November 2023 2023 Asian Champions T. F Japan   0–4   India Ranchi, India
20:30 Report Sangita   17'
Neha   46'
Lalremsiami   57'
Vandana   60'
Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium

2024

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13 January 2024 2024 Olympic Qualifiers GS India   0–1   United States Ranchi, India
19:30 Report Tamer   16' Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium
14 January 2024 2024 Olympic Qualifiers GS New Zealand   1–3   India Ranchi, India
19:30 Hull   9' Report Sangita   1'
Udita   12'
Beauty   14'
Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium
16 January 2024 2024 Olympic Qualifiers GS India   5–1   Italy Ranchi, India
19:30 Udita   1'56'
Deepika   41'
Salima   45'
Navneet   53'
Report Machín   60+' Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium
18 January 2024 2024 Olympic Qualifiers SF Germany   2–2
(4–3 p)
  India Ranchi, India
19:30 Stapenhorst   27'57' Report Deepika   15'
Ishika   59'
Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium
Penalties
Weidemann  
Zimmermann  
Schröder  
Lorenz  
Nolte  
Zimmermann  
Nolte  
  Sangita
  Sonika
  Navneet
  Neha
  Lalremsiami
  Sangita
  Sonika
19 January 2024 2024 Olympic Qualifiers 3P India   0–1   Japan Ranchi, India
16:30 Report Urata   6' Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium
3 February 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League China   2–1   India Bhubaneswar, India
19:30 Dan   40'
Gu B.   52'
Report Vandana   15' Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
4 February 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League India   1–3   Netherlands Bhubaneswar, India
19:30 Navneet   9' Report Jansen   3'34'
Van Der Elst   21'
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
7 February 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League India   0–3   Australia Bhubaneswar, India
19:30 Report G. Stewart   19'
T. Stewart   23'
Nobbs   55'
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
9 February 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League India   3–1   United States Bhubaneswar, India
19:30 Vandana   9'
Deepika   26'
Salima   56'
Report Caarls   42' Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
12 February 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League China   2–1   India Rourkela, India
19:30 Gu B.   14'53' Report Sangita   7' Stadium: Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium
14 February 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League Netherlands   1–0   India Rourkela, India
19:30 Albers   27' Report Stadium: Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium
17 February 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League Australia   0–1   India Rourkela, India
19:30 Report Vandana   34' Stadium: Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium
22 May 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League India   0–5   Argentina Antwerp, Belgium
12:15 Report Gorzelany   13'
Raposo   24'
Miranda   41'
Jankunas   53'59'
Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
23 May 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League Belgium   2–0   India Antwerp, Belgium
18:45 'T Serstevens   34'
Dewaet   36'
Report Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
25 May 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League Belgium   2–1   India Antwerp, Belgium
14:00 Ballenghien   15'
Blockmans   20'
Report Sangita   34' Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
26 May 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League Argentina   3–0   India Antwerp, Belgium
11:45 Di Santo   1'
Campoy   39'
Granatto   47'
Report Stadium: Wilrijkse Plein Antwerp
1 June 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League Germany   3–1   India London, England
17:15 Stapenhorst   13'
Zimmermann   24'
Lorenz   37'
Report Deepika   23' Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
2 June 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League Great Britain   3–2   India London, England
14:30 Watson   5'7'
Petter   57'
Report Navneet   34'
Sharmila   56'
Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
8 June 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League India   2–4   Germany London, England
10:00 Sunelita   9'
Deepika   15'
Report Huse   23'32'
Kurz   51'
Bleuel   55'
Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
9 June 2024 2023–24 FIH Pro League Great Britain   3–2   India London, England
12:15 Watson   3'
Balsdon   56'58'
Report Lalremsiami   14'
Navneet   23'
Stadium: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
11 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy India   v   Malaysia Rajgir, India
19:30 Report Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
12 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy India   v   South Korea Rajgir, India
19:30 Report Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
14 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy Thailand   v   India Rajgir, India
19:30 Report Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
16 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy India   v   China Rajgir, India
19:30 Report Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium
17 November 2024 2024 Asian Champions Trophy Japan   v   India Rajgir, India
19:30 Report Stadium: Rajgir Hockey Stadium

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were named for the 2024 Women's Asian Champions Trophy.[28]

Caps updated as of 9 June 2024, after the match against   Great Britain.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
11 GK Savita Punia (1990-07-11) 11 July 1990 (age 34) 286 0   NCOE, Delhi
9 GK Bichu Devi Kharibam (2000-12-03) 3 December 2000 (age 23) 31 0   Indian Oil Corporation

18 DF Udita Duhan (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 26) 116 11   Indian Oil Corporation
24 DF Jyoti Rumawat (1999-12-11) 11 December 1999 (age 24) 68 8   Indian Oil Corporation
19 DF Vaishnavi Phalke (2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 (age 20) 34 6   Hockey Maharashtra
27 DF Sushila Chanu (1992-02-25) 25 February 1992 (age 32) 238 8   Railways
50 DF Ishika Chaudhary (2000-04-15) 15 April 2000 (age 24) 52 1   Indian Oil Corporation

32 MF Neha Goyal (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 (age 27) 162 20   Railways
30 MF Salima Tete (captain) (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 (age 22) 115 15   Railways
7 MF Sharmila Devi (2001-10-10) 10 October 2001 (age 23) 59 8   Indian Oil Corporation
45 MF Manisha Chauhan (1999-03-06) 6 March 1999 (age 25) 2 0   Manipur Hockey
29 MF Sunelita Toppo (2007-04-11) 11 April 2007 (age 17) 12 1   Hockey Association of Odisha
20 MF Lalremsiami (2000-03-30) 30 March 2000 (age 24) 147 38   Railways

25 FW Navneet Kaur (vice-captain) (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 28) 171 50   Railways
33 FW Preeti Dubey (1998-06-13) 13 June 1998 (age 26) 47 6   Railways
14 FW Sangita Kumari (2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 (age 22) 57 24   Railways
55 FW Deepika Sehrawat (2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 (age 21) 42 13   Indian Oil Corporation
52 FW Beauty Dungdung (2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 (age 21) 14 2   Indian Oil Corporation

Recent call-ups

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These players were called up in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Rajani Etimarpu (1990-09-06) 6 September 1990 (age 34) 96 0   Railways NT Camp, December 2023
GK Bansari Solanki (2001-05-24) 24 May 2001 (age 23) 0 0   NCE Delhi NT Camp, May 2024
GK Madhuri Kindo (2002-03-25) 25 March 2002 (age 22) 0 0   Hockey Association of Odisha NT Camp, May 2024

DF Nikki Pradhan (1993-12-08) 8 December 1993 (age 30) 187 2   Railways 2023–24 FIH Pro League
DF Jyoti Chhatri (2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 21) 13 0   Odisha Naval Tata HHPC 2023–24 FIH Pro League
DF Mahima Choudhary (1999-12-06) 6 December 1999 (age 24) 5 0   Indian Oil Corporation 2023–24 FIH Pro League
DF Akshata Dhekale (2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 (age 23) 6 0   Indian Oil Corporation 2023–24 FIH Pro League
DF Monika Malik (1993-11-05) 5 November 1993 (age 30) 229 18   Railways NT Camp, May 2024
DF Gurjit Kaur (1995-10-25) 25 October 1995 (age 29) 137 86   Railways 2023–24 Pro League
DF Ropni Kumari (2003-11-26) 26 November 2003 (age 20) 0 0   Railways NT Camp, May 2024
DF Preeti (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 21) 0 0   Railways NT Camp, May 2024

MF Baljeet Kaur (2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 (age 23) 26 0   Indian Oil Corporation 2023–24 FIH Pro League
MF Nisha Warsi (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995 (age 29) 89 1   Railways 2023–24 Pro League
MF Sonika Tandi (1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 (age 27) 91 7   Income Tax 2023–24 Pro League
MF Navjot Kaur (1995-03-07) 7 March 1995 (age 29) 209 18   Railways NT Camp, December 2023
MF Mariana Kujur (1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 (age 25) 8 1   Railways NT Camp, December 2023
MF Reena Khokhar (1993-04-10) 10 April 1993 (age 31) 48 1   Railways NT Camp, December 2023
MF Ajmina Kujur (2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 (age 22) 0 0   Indian Oil Corporation NT Camp, May 2024
MF Marina Lalramnghaki (2001-06-12) 12 June 2001 (age 23) 0 0   Hockey Mizoram NT Camp, May 2024
MF Jyothi Edula (2002-05-30) 30 May 2002 (age 22) 0 0   Railways NT Camp, May 2024

FW Mumtaz Khan (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21) 9 0   Indian Oil Corporation 2023–24 FIH Pro League
FW Vandana Katariya (1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 32) 317 98   Railways 2023–24 FIH Pro League
FW Deepika Soreng (2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 (age 20) 4 0   Railways 2023–24 FIH Pro League
FW Rutuja Pisal (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 21) 0 0   Union Bank of India NT Camp, May 2024

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
RET Retired from the national team
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Coaching staff

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Awards

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Summer Olympics
Hockey World Cup
Hockey Champions Challenge
Dhyan Chand Award
Arjuna Awards

The following is a list of recipients for the Arjuna award in hockey recipients (by year):

See also

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References

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