India At #TokyoOlympics: Meet The Women's Hockey Team Who Created History

Rani Rampal
Captain Rampal is the most experienced player and the talisman of the team. Led India to their first Women's Asia Cup title in 2017 after 13 years. Has played 241 matches and scored 117 goals.
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Navjot Kaur
The Haryana midfielder is a willing runner and her ability spring forward in attack has held her in good stead in the Indian team. Navjot has played 172 matches and scored 18 goals.
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Gurjit Kaur
The 25-year-old is India's designated drag-flicker and it was her goal that won India the quarter-final match against Australia. Gurjit has played 87 matches and scored 67 goals.
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Deep Grace Ekka
The 27-year-old vice-captain is a rock in the Indian defence and is one of the first names on the team sheet. She has played 202 matches scoring 13 goals.
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Monika Malik
The 27-year-old is the link between the defence and attack and is often called the backbone of the team. Malik has played 150 matches scoring 8 goals.
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Sharmila Devi
The 19-year-old forward only made her debut at the Tokyo Olympic Test Event in 2019 and has since scored one goal in nine matches.
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Nikki Pradhan
The 27-year-old defender became the first player from Jharkhand to take part in the Olympics when she played for India at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Pradhan, who hails from an area which is considered to be Naxal stronghold, has played 104 matches and scored 2 goals.
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Savita Punia
Hailing from Sirsa in Haryana, the 31-year-old has emerged as one of the finest goalkeepers India has produced. Punia was instrumental in India's 2017 Asia Cup win saving two penalties in the shootout in the final. She has played 202 matches for India.
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Nisha Warsi
The 26-year-old is late bloomer having only made her Indian debut in 2019 but has since become a mainstay in the team. She has played nine matches and is yet to score a goal.
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Vandana Katariya
The most experienced player in the Indian team after captain Rampal, Katariya became the first Indian woman to score an Olympic hat-trick when she helped India beat South Africa in the group stage. The 26-year-old has played 240 matches scoring 64 goals.
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Udita Duhan
The defender from Hisar, Haryana was the captain of the Indian team which won bronze at the U-18 Asian Cup in 2016. She made her senior team debut a year later and has been a crucial member of the team ever since. The 23-year-old has played 32 matches and scored four goals.
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Lalremsiami Hmar
The 21-year-old is the first hockey player from Mizoram to take part in the Olympics. Lalremsiami is one of India's best forwards playing 64 matches and scoring 23 goals.
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Navneet Kaur
The 25-year-old forward from Shahbad, Haryana is one of the eight Indian players from the 2016 Rio Olympics. A dependable goalscorer, Navneet has played 79 matches and scored 24 goals.
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Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam
The 29-year-old midfielder is one of India's experience players having captained the team at the Rio Olympics. The Manipuri has played 181 matches scoring 4 goals.
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Salima Tete
The 19-year-old from Jharkhand captained India to the silver medal at the 2018 Youth Olympics. Since graduating to the senior team, Tete has become a key player in the midfield. Tete has played 29 matches.
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Neha Goyal
The 24-year-old midfielder from Sonipat, Haryana worked in a cycle factory with her mother to make ends meet. A pacy player, Goyal has played 75 matches scoring 11 goals.
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Sjoerd Marijne
Currently in his second stint with the Indian women's team, Marijne (2L) has led them to a historic Olympic semi-final appearance. He led the men's team to the 2017 Asia Cup title before leading the women's team to silver at the 2018 Asian Games.
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