Suraj Lata Devi
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Medal record | |||
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Competitor for India | |||
Women’s Field Hockey | |||
Champions Challenge | |||
Bronze | Johannesburg 2002 | Team | |
Commonwealth Games | |||
Gold | Manchester 2002 | Team | |
Hockey Asia Cup | |||
Gold | 2004 New Delhi | Team |
Suraj Lata Devi is the former captain of the India women's national field hockey team and hails from Manipur.
She 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.