India women's national field hockey team
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| Full name | Indian Women's Hockey Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Mamta Kharab | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coach | Maharaj Krishan Kaushik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- For the men's team, see: India national field hockey team
The Indian women's national field hockey team is the national women's team representing field hockey in India. Captain Suraj Lata Devi led the team to the Gold for three consecutive years: during the 2002 Commonwealth Games (the event which inspired the 2007 Bollywood hit film, Chak De India), the 2003 Afro-Asian Games, and the 2004 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. [1]
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[edit] Background
In 2006, the team was given an annual sponsorship by S M Masood, managing director of City Limouzines (India) Limited, which will last until 2010.[2]
[edit] 2002 Commonwealth Games and Chak De India
The 2002 Commonwealth Games Squad competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The team entered the finals after defeating the Australian women's national field hockey team.[3] The team went on to receive the Gold after winning the final game against the the British women's hockey team. [4][5][6]This game partially inspired the successful 2007 Shahrukh Khan film about women's field hockey, Chak De India. The coach of the women's team, Maharaj Krishan Kaushik, and a former assistant coach for the team, Mir Ranjan Negi, were involved with the development of the film.
[edit] Honors
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Hockey Champions Challenge | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Commonwealth games | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | |
| Asian Games | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Asia Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Afro-Asian Games | 1 | - | - | 1 |
[edit] Women's Hockey World Cup
- 11th 2006 - Madrid, Spain (Squad)
- During the 2001 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier, the team ranked 7th. They competed in, but lost, the USA v. India playoffs. Sanggai Chanu received the Young Player of the Tournament award. (Squad)
- 12th 1998 - Utrecht, Netherlands (Squad)
- 4th 1974 - Mandelieu, France
[edit] Field hockey at the Summer Olympics
- During the 2008 Women's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier, the team ranked fourth in the "Qualifying Two" event. Rani Devi received the Most Promising Young Player of the Tournament award. (Squad)
- During the 2000 Women's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier, the team ranked tenth overall. (Squad)
- 4th 1980 - Moscow, Russia (Squad)
[edit] Hockey Champions Challenge
2002 - Johannesburg, South Africa. Jyoti Sunita Kullu received the Topscorer award for five goals. (Squad)
[edit] Hockey at the Commonwealth Games
2006 - Melbourne, Australia (Squad)
2002 - Manchester, United Kingdom (Squad)- 4th 1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
[edit] Hockey at the Asian Games
- 2006 - Doha, Qatar (Squad)
- 4th 2002 Busan, South Korea
- 1998 - Bangkok, Thailand
- 1986 - Seoul, South Korea
- 1982 - New Delhi, India
[edit] Hockey Asia Cup
- 4th 2007 Hong Kong (Squad)
- 2004 - New Delhi, India
[edit] 2004 Squad
Suraj Lata Devi (C), Helen Mary, Dipika Murthy, Suman Bala, Kanti Baa, Binita Toppo, Sumrai Tete, Subhadra Pradhan, Masira Surin, Surinder Kaur, Mamta Kharab, Saba Anjum Karim, Jyoti Sunita Kullu, Sanggai Chanu, Jasjeet Kaur Handa, Pushpa Pradhan, Adline Kerketta, and Manju. [7]
[edit] Afro-Asian Games
[edit] Arjuna Awards
The following is a list of recipients for the Arjuna award in hockey recipients (by year):
- Helen Mary, 2004
- Suraj Lata Devi (former captain), 2003
- Mamta Kharab, 2002
- Madhu Yadav, 2000
- Tingonleima Chanu, 2000
- S. Omana Kumari, 1998
- Pritam Rani Siwach (former captain), 1998
- Prem Maya Sonir, 1985
- Rajbir Kaur, 1984
- Varsha Soni, 1981
- Eliza Nelson, 1980-81
- A. Kaur, 1974
- Sunita Puri, 1966
- N. Lumsden, 1961
[edit] Notes
- ^ Pandey, Vineeta (Feb. 15, 2004). Indian Sportswomen: Still the Second Sex. Times of India. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
- ^ Singh, Onkar (June 29, 2006). Women's hockey team gets a sponsor. rediff.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
- ^ Indian women stun Kiwis. BBC (August 1, 2002). Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
- ^ India deny England gold. BBC (August 3, 2002). Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
- ^ Kamesh, Srinivasan (August 5, 2002). Indian girls peak at the right time. The Hindu. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
- ^ Indian eves win Commonwealth hockey gold. rediff.com (August 3, 2002). Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
- ^ Mamta, Anjum in squad for women's Asia Cup hockey. rediff.com (27 January 2004). Retrieved on 2008-04-11.
