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Indian women's hockey team celebrates Olympic Day with NGO kids
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The meet and greet session with Indian hockey players and the NGO kids took place at SAI Centre, Bengaluru.
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International Yoga Day: Indian Hockey Players reflect on how yoga helps in
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Over the past few years, the Indian Men and Women's Hockey Teams have made yoga a part of their routine. With the game demanding the best out of the players, practicing yoga has had several benefits in keeping their minds and body fit.
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Odisha Sports Minister felicitates hockey stars from Odisha with cash awar
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Following their historic triumph at Men's Junior Asia Cup in Oman, where India emerged as the undisputed champions for a record fifth time. Minister for Sports and Youth Services, Odisha, Tusharkanti Behera felicitated the local heroes from Odisha, Amandeep Lakra, Sudeep Chirmako, and Sunit
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"Never wanted to settle...want to achieve more": Hockey player Uttam Singh
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Born to a modest family, Uttam grew up in Karampur district in Uttar Pradesh, before he moved to Ludhiana Hockey Academy to pursue his passion for hockey.
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Defender Nikki Pradhan completes 150 International Caps for Indian women's
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Nikki Pradhan made her International debut during the South Africa Tour held in 2016 and since then Nikki has represented the women's team with aplomb at every important tournament. The Jharkhand-born player also became the first female hockey player from her state to represent India at the
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"My hard work paid off," Hardik Singh on winning Hockey Player of Year awa
Updated : 3 years ago IST
During the latest episode of 'Hockey Te Charcha', a podcast series launched by Hockey India, the Olympic medallist and experienced campaigner also opened up about getting ruled out of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela and how he never stopped working hard to be
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"Used to cry a lot, felt irritated," Hockey player Mumtaz Khan recalls tim
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The 20-year-old forward was part of the Indian women's team which won the silver medal in the Youth Olympics in 2018 and courtesy of her hard work, she has risen through the ranks in recent years. However, Mumtaz's journey so far has been anything but easy as she has faced many hurdles in he
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Want to play in Olympics, win gold for my country: Sunelita Toppo
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Young forward Sunelita hails from Kukuda village in Sundargarh, the second largest and mineral-rich district of Odisha and also the home to several tribes with one thing common across villages - hockey. Notably, 90 per cent of Odisha's hockey players come from Sundargarh, so, it was pretty n
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Hockey India distributes over 11,000 hockey sticks, over 3,300 balls, safe
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Dilip Tirkey, Hockey India President said that the initiative would help in making the sport more accessible to budding hockey players in the country
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"It was memorable debut in Cape Town," says Indian women's hockey player V
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
She made her International debut during the Indian Team's Tour of South Africa recently where she impressed with a total of three goals against South Africa.
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It was memorable debut in Cape Town: Indian hockey player Vaishnavi Phalke
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In 2019, Vaishnavi received her first call-up for Hockey India's National Program after being impressed at the 9th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship 2019 (A Div) in Kollam, Kerala.
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MoU signed between Tamil Nadu, Odisha sports departments for infrastructur
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Sports Department of Odisha and the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu have come together to sign an MoU in the presence of the Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports Development, Government of Tamil Nadu and senior officials of the two governments. The President of Hockey India an
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