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Tingongleima Chanu Kshetrimayum (born 1 April 1976), shortly known as Tingu, and also by a misnomer Tingonleima Chanu, is an Indian former field hockey player. She was a member of the India women's national field hockey team. She hails from Manipur.
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| Full name | Tingongleima Chanu Kshetrimayum |
| Born | 1 April 1976 Manipur, India |
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Early life
editTingu was born to Kshetrimayum Tomba and Mema Devi. They hail from Sagolband Moirang Hanuba Leirak. She studied at Modern Higher Secondary School, Sagolband. She married Brajamani Singh of Sagolband Khamnam Leirak. Her first coach in the Manipur SAI Sports Hostel was Yaima.[1]
Hockey career
editShe played for India 1994 to 2002.[1] She was part of the team that won the Gold at the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games and the silver medal winning Asian Games team in 1998.[2] She earned the Arjuna Award[1][3] in 2000.[4] She also played the FIH Women's World Cup at Utrecht in the Netherlands in 1998.[5] She was the captain of the Indian team that played the Olympic qualifiers at Milton Keynes in March 2000.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Tingong Leima Chanu". e-pao.net. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "TINGONGLEIMA CHANU". Stick2Hockey. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Latest Releases". archive.pib.gov.in. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Ganesan, Uthra (19 September 2018). "Savita Punia: No reason to believe I got Arjuna Award late". Sportstar. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "CHANU Tingongleima | India hockey player". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Hindustan Times, The (18 March 2000). "Chanu To Lead Indian Team". www.business-standard.com. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
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