Madhuri Kindo (born 25 February 2002) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper and member of the India women's national field hockey team.[1][2][3]
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| Born |
25 February 2002 Biramitrapur, Odisha, India | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | India U21 | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and career
editShe grew up in a farming family in Birmitrapur Odisha. She got interested in hockey by watching her brother Manoj Kindo play hockey, while their father, Shankar Kindo worked in the fields. Inspired by him, she started playing hockey too and joined the Panposh Sports Hostel in 2012. She initially played as a defender but later became a goalkeeper.[4] Madhuri participated in several national championships representing Odisha, and in 2021, she was selected for the Indian junior team. Madhuri's performance at the Junior Women's Asia Cup 2023 in Japan helped her team win the gold medal.[5][6] She received a job offer from Western Railways in Mumbai.[7][8]
In April 2024, Madhuri joined the Indian team during an evaluation camp at SAI Bengaluru.[7]
She was part of the Odisha team that finished 5th in the 11th Hockey Indian Junior Women National Championships in Simdega, Jharkhand, from October 20-29, 2021. She was the goalkeeper for the Hockey Gangpur-Odisha team, which won the bronze medal in the 8th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship (Division-A) held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, from April 26 to May 6, 2018. Additionally, she represented Hockey Gangpur-Odisha in the 8th Senior Women National Hockey Championship (Division-A) in Ranchi, Jharkhand, from February 1-11, 2018.[9]
References
edit- ^ "India beats USA 3-2 to finish ninth at Junior Women's hockey World Cup". The Hindu. 2023-12-10. ISSN 0971-751X.
- ^ "Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team beat USA 2 - 2 (3 - 2 SO) to finish ninth at the FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup 2023". Hockey India. 2023-12-10.
- ^ "Hockey India shortlists 33 players for women's team core group". The Statesman. 2024-04-08.
- ^ ""I am grateful for all that hockey has offered to me," - Indian Women's Hockey Team goalkeeper Madhuri Kindo". Sportskeeda. June 27, 2024.
- ^ "Goalkeeper Madhuri Kindo stars as India beat New Zealand in a classification match of the FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup 2023". African Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ "Goalkeeper Madhuri Kindo stars as India beat New Zealand in a classification match of the FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup 2023". International Hockey Federation. 13 June 2023.
- ^ a b "माधुरी किंडो ने इंडियन हॉकी का जताया आभार, बताई अपने संघर्ष की कहानी - Hockey". ETV Bharat News (in Hindi). 2024-06-24.
- ^ "India finish 9th in Junior Women's Hockey World Cup after beating USA 3-2". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ "Madhuri Kindo - Orisports.com". www.orisports.com.
External links
edit- Madhuri Kindo at Hockey India
- Madhuri Kindo at Orisports
- Madhuri Kindo at Global Sports Archive