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India women's national field hockey team

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Cdinesh: Removed offensive/photoshopped image of Indian hockey players depecting them as being pregnant.

{{About|the women's team|the men's team|India men's national field hockey team}}
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{{Infobox national field hockey team
| name = India
| image = Hockey india Logonewone.jpg
| image_size = 100px
| caption = Hockey India Logo
| association= [[Hockey India]]
| confederation= [[Asian Hockey Federation|ASHF]] ([[Asia]])
| founded =
| region = India
| rank = {{FIH Women's World Rankings|IND}}
| nickname = {{Plain list|
*"नभवर्णा/Nabhvarna" }}
| coach = [[Sjoerd Marijne]]
| assistant = Erik Wonink
| manager = Kumar C. R.
| captain = [[Rani Rampal]]
| top scorer =
| caps =
| league =
| Olympic apps = 1
| Olympic first = 1980
| Olympic best = 4th ([[Field hockey at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|1980]])
| World cup apps = 7
| World cup first = 1974
| World cup best = 4th ([[1974 Women's Hockey World Cup|1974]])
| Regional name = [[Field hockey at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]
| Regional cup apps = 10
| Regional cup first = [[Field hockey at the 1982 Asian Games|1982]]
| Regional cup best = 1st ([[Field hockey at the 1982 Asian Games|1982]])
| 2ndRegional name = [[Women's Hockey Asia Cup|Asia Cup]]
| 2ndRegional cup apps = 8
| 2ndRegional cup first = 1989
| 2ndRegional cup best = 1st ([[2004 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2004]], [[2017 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2017]])

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|medaltemplates=
{{MedalCompetition|[[Field hockey at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1982 Asian Games|1982 New Delhi]]|[[Field hockey at the 1982 Asian Games|Team]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1998 Asian Games|1998 Bangkok]]|[[Field hockey at the 1998 Asian Games|Team]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2018 Asian Games|2018 Jakarta & Palambang]]|[[Field hockey at the 2018 Asian Games|Team]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1986 Asian Games|1986 Seoul]]|[[Field hockey at the 1986 Asian Games|Team]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]]|[[Field hockey at the 2006 Asian Games|Team]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Field hockey at the 2014 Asian Games|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Women's Hockey Asia Cup|Asia Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2004 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2004 New Delhi]]|}}
{{MedalGold|[[2017 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2017 Kakamigahara, Gifu]]|}}
{{MedalSilver|1999 New Delhi|}}
{{MedalSilver|2009 Bangkok|}}
{{MedalBronze|1993 Hiroshima|}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2013 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2013 Kuala Lumpur]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Men's Asian Champions Trophy|Asian Champions Trophy]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2016 Women's Asian Champions Trophy|2016 Singapore]]|}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2018 Women's Asian Champions Trophy|2018 Donghae]]|}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2013 Women's Asian Champions Trophy|2013 Kakamigahara]]|}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2010 Women's Asian Champions Trophy|2010 Busan]]|}}
}}
The '''Indian women's national field hockey team''' (nicknamed the '''Nabhvarna''') is ranked 9th in the [[FIH World Rankings]].The team is ranked constantly as one of the best team in Asia. The team has won the gold medal at the [[Field hockey at the 1982 Asian Games|1982 Asian Games]].India has won the [[Women's Hockey Asia Cup|Asia Cup]] two times in [[2004 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2004]], [[2017 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2017]] and the [[Women's Asian Champions Trophy|Asian Champions Trophy]] in [[2016 Women's Asian Champions Trophy|2016]]. The team has also won the gold medal at the [[Hockey at the 2002 Commonwealth Games - Women's tournament|2002 Commonwealth Games]].

==Performance history==
The team's breakthrough performance came at the [[Women's Hockey World Cup]] at [[Mandelieu]] in 1974, where it finished in 4th place. Their best performance in the [[Olympic Games]] was at [[Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Moscow Summer Olympics]] (where they came in 4th), when a [[Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics|women's event]] was held for the first time in Olympic history. The team also won the [[Gold medal]] at the inaugural [[1982 Asian Games]] held in [[New Delhi]], defeating [[Korea women's national field hockey team|Korea]] in the finals. Captain [[Suraj Lata Devi]] led the team to the [[Gold medal|Gold]] for three consecutive years at different events- during the [[India at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Commonwealth Games]],<ref name=2002win>{{cite web
|url=http://m2002.thecgf.com/results/default.asp?ID=MC&Content=IND_md&Type=Medal
|title=2002 Manchester: The XVII Commonwealth Games
|date=2002
|publisher=2002 Manchester: The XVII Commonwealth Games
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190932/http://m2002.thecgf.com/results/default.asp?ID=MC&Content=IND_md&Type=Medal
|archive-date=3 March 2016
|url-status=live
}}</ref> the 2003 [[Afro-Asian Games]], and the [[2004 Women's 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.<ref name=golden>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Indian-sportswomen-Still-the-second-sex/articleshow/497363.cms?|title=Indian Sportswomen: Still the Second Sex|access-date=12 April 2008|last=Pandey|first=Vineeta|date=15 February 2004|work=The Times of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226235826/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Indian-sportswomen-Still-the-second-sex/articleshow/497363.cms|archive-date=26 February 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The team earned a 3rd-place finish at the [[2013 Women's Hockey Asia Cup]] at [[Kuala Lumpur]] defeating [[China women's national field hockey team|China]] in a shootout.<ref name="13bronze">{{cite news
|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/india-clinches-bronze-in-asia-cup-hockey/article5175817.ece
|title=India clinches bronze in Asia Cup hockey
|access-date=29 August 2015
|date=27 September 2013
|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140213015545/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/india-clinches-bronze-in-asia-cup-hockey/article5175817.ece
|archive-date=13 February 2014
|url-status=live
}}</ref> At the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]], it finished in 5th place but at [[2014 Asian Games]], [[Incheon]] stunned [[Japan women's national field hockey team|Japan]] 2-1 in a tight match to clinch their third [[bronze medal]] at the [[Asian Games]].<ref name="14bronze">{{cite news
|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/asian-games-2014/india-at-incheon/Indian-womens-hockey-team-wins-Asiad-bronze/articleshow/43986308.cms
|title=Indian women's hockey team wins Asiad bronze
|access-date=29 August 2015
|last=PTI
|author-link=Press Trust of India
|date=1 October 2014
|newspaper=[[Times of India]]
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422002525/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/asian-games-2014/india-at-incheon/Indian-womens-hockey-team-wins-Asiad-bronze/articleshow/43986308.cms
|archive-date=22 April 2016
|url-status=live
}}</ref> During the summer of 2015, the team hosted the [[2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 2|Round 2]] of the [[2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League]] and finished on top to qualify for the next stage. At the [[2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals|World League Semifinals]] held in [[Antwerp]] the team finished in the fifth place beating higher ranked Japan in classification match.<ref name="verge">{{cite news
|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/verge-olympic-qualification-indian-womens-hockey-team-arrive-grand-welcome-2329378.html
|title=On the verge of Olympic qualification, Indian women's hockey team arrive to grand welcome
|access-date=29 August 2015
|last=PTI
|author-link=Press Trust of India
|date=6 July 2015
|work=[[Firstpost]]
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822045403/http://www.firstpost.com/sports/verge-olympic-qualification-indian-womens-hockey-team-arrive-grand-welcome-2329378.html
|archive-date=22 August 2015
|url-status=live
}}</ref> The [[Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's team squads#India|Indian woman's national field hockey team]] qualified for the [[Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics#Women.27s tournament|2016 Summer Olympics]]<ref name="chakdemoment"/><ref name="chakdeolymp">{{cite news
|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/othersports/chak-de-indian-women-hockey-team--qualifies-for-rio-olympics/article1-1385359.aspx
|title=Chak De: Indian women's hockey team qualifies for Rio Olympics
|access-date=29 August 2015
|last=Bhagvatula
|first=Shrikant
|date=29 August 2015
|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829193147/http://www.hindustantimes.com/othersports/chak-de-indian-women-hockey-team--qualifies-for-rio-olympics/article1-1385359.aspx
|archive-date=29 August 2015
|url-status=live
}}</ref> for the first time since the [[Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics#Women.27s Tournament|1980 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="chakdemoment">{{cite magazine
|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f9qKU8l95w
|title=Chak De Moment For India
|access-date=29 August 2015
|date=29 August 2015
|magazine=[[India Today]]
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160218112116/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f9qKU8l95w
|archive-date=18 February 2016
|url-status=live
}}</ref><ref name="thirtysix">{{cite web
|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/08/29/womens-hockey-team-_n_8057566.html
|title=India Women's Hockey Team Bags Historic 2016 Rio Olympic Berth After 36 Years
|access-date=29 August 2015
|last=Bose
|first=Adrija
|date=29 August 2015
|publisher=[[Huffington Post]] India
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150830003702/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/08/29/womens-hockey-team-_n_8057566.html
|archive-date=30 August 2015
|url-status=live
}}</ref> They were eliminated in the group stage, however, where [[Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament#Group B|they placed 6th]].

===2002 Commonwealth Games and ''Chak De! India'' (2007)===

[[India at the 2002 Commonwealth Games#India women.27s national field hockey team|The 2002 Commonwealth Games Squad]], led by Captain [[Suraj Lata Devi]], competed in the [[Hockey at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament|2002 Commonwealth Games]]. The team entered the finals after defeating the [[Hockeyroos|Australian women's national field hockey team]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/hi/hockey/newsid_2166000/2166787.stm|title=Indian women stun Kiwis|access-date=12 April 2008|date=1 August 2002|publisher=BBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110127052335/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/hi/hockey/newsid_2166000/2166787.stm|archive-date=27 January 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> and placed first, winning the Gold after they beat [[England women's national field hockey team|the English women's hockey team]].<ref name=2002win/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/hi/hockey/newsid_2170000/2170576.stm|title=India deny England gold|access-date=12 April 2008|date=3 August 2002|publisher=BBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013170455/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/hi/hockey/newsid_2170000/2170576.stm|archive-date=13 October 2007|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=2002rediff>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2002/aug/03hock1.htm|title=Indian eves win Commonwealth hockey gold|access-date=12 April 2008|date=3 August 2002|publisher=Rediff.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117012251/http://www.rediff.com/sports/2002/aug/03hock1.htm|archive-date=17 January 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>

This event served as the inspiration for the 2007 [[Bollywood]] film about women's field hockey, ''[[Chak De! India]]'' starring [[Shah Rukh Khan]] (after screenwriter [[Jaideep Sahni]] read a short article about it).<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/item/43969-womens-hockey-hopes-to-deliver
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130014858/http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/item/43969-womens-hockey-hopes-to-deliver
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=30 January 2013
|title=Women's hockey hopes to deliver
|access-date=7 April 2008
|last=Zanane
|first=Anant
|author2=Das, Suprita
|date=13 March 2008
|work=Sports
|publisher=[[NDTV]]
}}</ref> Sahani began to model the character of Kabir Khan on hockey coach [[Maharaj Krishan Kaushik]].<ref name=ndtvcoach>{{cite web
|url=http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/chak-de-the-real-kabir-khan/18842
|title=Chak De: The real Kabir Khan?
|access-date=23 August 2015
|date=31 October 2007
|work=Sports
|publisher=[[NDTV]]
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235012/http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/chak-de-the-real-kabir-khan/18842
|archive-date=3 March 2016
|url-status=live
}}</ref> After hearing the storyline, Kaushik suggested that Sahani meet hockey player [[Mir Ranjan Negi]] (who faced accusations of throwing the match against Pakistan during the [[1982 Asian Games]]).<ref name="goal">{{cite web
|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/back-to-the-goal-post/article2273304.ece
|title=Back to the goal post
|access-date=23 April 2008
|date=10 August 2007
|work=[[The Hindu]]
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219030648/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/back-to-the-goal-post/article2273304.ece
|archive-date=19 February 2016
|url-status=live
}}</ref><ref name="Hindustan Times">{{cite web
|url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/hockey/the-story-of-truth-lies-amp-a-man-called-mir/article1-232857.aspx
|title = More than reel life; the story of truth, lies & a man called Mir
|last = Shrikant
|first = B
|access-date = 23 April 2008
|date = 26 June 2007
|work = [[Hindustan Times]]
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150217143305/http://www.hindustantimes.com/hockey/the-story-of-truth-lies-amp-a-man-called-mir/article1-232857.aspx
|archive-date = 17 February 2015
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref><ref name=iemore>{{cite web
|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/-they-said-i-d-taken-one-lakh-per-goal-.-.-.-people-used-to-introduce-me-as-mr-negi-of-those-seven-goals-/217517/0
|title=They said I'd taken one lakh per goal ... people used to introduce me as Mr Negi of those seven goals
|access-date=23 April 2008
|date=16 September 2007
|work=[[Indian Express]]
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219030649/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/-they-said-i-d-taken-one-lakh-per-goal-.-.-.-people-used-to-introduce-me-as-mr-negi-of-those-seven-goals-/217517/0
|archive-date=19 February 2016
|url-status=live
}}</ref> Sahani has stated that he was unaware of Negi's tribulations while writing the script and that the resemblance with Negi's life was entirely coincidental.<ref name=company>{{cite web
|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/in-the-company-of-ideas/article2284968.ece
|title=In the company of ideas
|access-date=23 April 2008
|last=Kumar
|first=Anuj
|date=7 September 2007
|work=[[The Hindu]]
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219030648/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/in-the-company-of-ideas/article2284968.ece
|archive-date=19 February 2016
|url-status=live
}}</ref> Negi affirmed this point stating that he didn't "want to hog the limelight. This movie is not a documentary of Mir Ranjan Negi's life. It is in fact the story of a team that becomes a winning lot from a bunch of hopeless girls".<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/archived-stories/chak-de-is-not-a-documentary-of-my-life/article1-243078.aspx
|title='Chak De! is not a documentary of my life'
|access-date=21 August 2015
|date=18 August 2007
|last=Roy
|first=Abhishek
|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]/[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]
}}</ref> In response to the fact that the media equated Kabir Khan with Negi, Sahani said that "Our script was written a year and a half back. It is very unfortunate that something, which is about women athletes, has just started becoming about Negi."<ref name=ndtvcoach/>

==Medal Table==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center"
|-
!scope="col" | Tournament
!scope="col" style="background-color:gold; width:4em;" | Gold
!scope="col" style="background-color:silver; width:4em;" | Silver
!scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966; width:4em;" | Bronze
!scope="col" style="width:4em;" | Total
|-
|align=left| [[Hockey at the Commonwealth Games#Women|Commonwealth Games]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2
|-
|align=left| [[Field hockey at the Asian Games#Women|Asian Games]] || 1 || 2 || 3 ||6
|-
|align=left| [[Women's Hockey Asia Cup|Hockey Asia Cup]] || 2 || 2 || 2 || 6
|-
|align=left| [[Women's Asian Champions Trophy|Asian Champions Trophy]] || 1 || 2 || 1 || 4
|-
|align=left| [[Hockey Champions Challenge I#Women|Hockey Champions Challenge]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
|align=left| [[Field Hockey at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games#Women.27s tournament|Afro-Asian Games]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
|align=left| [[2018-19 Women's FIH Series Finals|FIH Hockey Series]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
|align=left| [[Field hockey at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
|align=left| Total || '''8''' || '''7''' || '''7''' || '''22'''
|-
|}

==Tournament Record==
===Summer Olympics===

{| class="wikitable"
! No
! Year
! Host
! Position
|-
|1|| [[Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics#Women.27s Tournament|1980]]||{{flagicon|USSR}} [[Moscow]], USSR|| '''4th'''
|-
|2|| [[Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016]]||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil|| 12th
|-
|}

===World League===
{| class="wikitable"
! No
! Year
! Final Host
! Position
|-
|1|| [[2012–13 Women's FIH Hockey World League|2012–13]]||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[San Miguel de Tucumán]], Argentina||<center> 14th</center>
|-
|2|| [[2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League|2014–15]]|| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Rosario]], Argentina|| <center>'''10th'''</center>
|-
|3|| [[2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League|2016–17]]|| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Auckland]], New Zealand||<center> 16th</center>
|-
|}

===World Cup===
{| class="wikitable"
! No
! Year
! Host
! Position
|-
|1|| [[1974 Women's Hockey World Cup|1974]]||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Mandelieu]],France|| <center>'''4th'''</center>
|-
|2|| [[1978 Women's Hockey World Cup|1978]]||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Madrid]], Spain|| <center>7th</center>
|-
|3|| [[1983 Women's Hockey World Cup|1983]]|| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia||<center> 11th</center>
|-
|4|| [[1998 Women's Hockey World Cup|1998]]||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Utrecht]],Netherlands||<center> 12th</center>
|-
|5|| [[2006 Women's Hockey World Cup|2006]]||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Madrid]], Spain|| <center>11th</center>
|-
|6|| [[2010 Women's Hockey World Cup|2010]]||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Rosario]], Argentina|| <center>9th</center>
|-
|7|| [[2018 Women's Hockey World Cup|2018]]|| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[London]], England|| <center>8th</center>
|-
|}

===Commonwealth Games===
{| class="wikitable"
! No
! Year
! Host
! Position
|-
|1|| [[Hockey at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament|1998]]||{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia|| <center>4th</center>
|-
|-bgcolor=Gold
|4|| [[Hockey at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament|2002]]||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester]], England||<center>{{goca}}</center>
|-bgcolor=Silver
|2|| [[Hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament|2006]]||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Melbourne]], Australia||<center>{{sica}}</center>
|-
|3|| [[Hockey at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament|2010]]||style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[New Delhi]], India||<center>5th</center>
|-
|4|| [[Hockey at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament|2014]]||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Glasgow]], Scotland||<center>5th</center>
|-
|5|| [[Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament|2018]]||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Gold Coast, Queensland]], Australia||<center>4th</center>
|-
|}

===Asian Games===
{| class="wikitable"
! No
! Year
! Host
! Position
|-bgcolor=gold
|1|| [[Field hockey at the 1982 Asian Games|1982]]||style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[New Delhi]], India||<center>{{goca}}</center>
|-bgcolor=#CFAA88
|2|| [[Field hockey at the 1986 Asian Games|1986]]||{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Seoul]], South Korea||<center>{{brca}}</center>
|-
|3|| [[Field hockey at the 1990 Asian Games|1990]]||{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Beijing]], China||<center>4th</center>
|-
|4|| [[Field hockey at the 1994 Asian Games|1994]]||{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroshima]], Japan||<center>4th</center>
|-bgcolor=silver
|5|| [[Field hockey at the 1998 Asian Games|1998]]||{{flagicon|THA}} [[Bangkok]], Thailand||<center>{{sica}}</center>
|-
|6|| [[Field hockey at the 2002 Asian Games – Women|2002]]||{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Busan]], South Korea||<center>4th</center>
|-bgcolor=#CFAA88
|7|| [[Field hockey at the 2006 Asian Games – Women|2006]]||{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Doha]], Qatar||<center>{{brca}}</center>
|-
|8|| [[Field hockey at the 2010 Asian Games – Women|2010]]||{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Guangzhou]], China||<center>4th</center>
|-bgcolor=#CFAA88
|9|| [[Field hockey at the 2014 Asian Games – Women|2014]]||{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Incheon]], South Korea||<center>{{brca}}</center>
|-bgcolor=silver
|10|| [[Field hockey at the 2018 Asian Games|2018]]||{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Jakarta]], Indonesia||<center>{{sica}}</center>
|-
|}

===Asia Cup===
{| class="wikitable"
! No
! Year
! Host
! Position
|-
|1|| 1989 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|1989||{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Hong Kong]]|| <center> 4th</center>
|-bgcolor=#CFAA88
|2|| 1993 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|1993||{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroshima]], Japan|| <center> {{brca}}</center>
|-bgcolor=silver
|3|| 1999 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|1999||style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[New Delhi]], India|| <center>{{sica}}</center>
|-bgcolor=gold
|4|| [[2004 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2004]]||style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[New Delhi]], India|| <center>{{goca}}</center>
|-
|5|| [[2007 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2007]]||{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Hong Kong]]|| <center> 4th</center>
|-bgcolor=silver
|6|| 2009 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2009||{{flagicon|THA}} [[Bangkok]], Thailand|| <center> {{sica}}</center>
|-bgcolor=#CFAA88
|7|| [[2013 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2013]]||{{flagicon|MAS}} [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia|| <center> {{brca}}</center>
|-bgcolor=gold
|8|| [[2017 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2017]]||{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kakamigahara, Gifu]], Japan|| <center> {{goca}}</center>
|-
|}

===Champions Challenge===
{| class="wikitable"
!No
!Year
!Host
!Position
|-bgcolor=#CFAA88
|1
|[[2002 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge|2002]]
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Johannesburg]], South Africa
|<center>{{brca}}</center>
|-
|2
|[[2011 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I|2011]]
| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Dublin]], Ireland
| <center>7th</center>
|-
|3
|[[2012 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I|2012]]
| {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Dublin]], Ireland
| <center>7th</center>
|-
|4
|[[2014 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I|2014]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Glasgow]], Scotland
| <center>8th</center>
|-
|}

===Asian Champions Trophy===
{| class="wikitable"
!No
!Year
!Host
!Position
|-bgcolor=#CFAA88
|1
|[[2010 Women's Asian Champions Trophy|2010]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Busan]], South Korea
|<center>{{brca}}</center>
|-
|2
|[[2011 Women's Asian Champions Trophy|2011]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ordos, China|Ordos]], China
|<center>4th</center>
|-bgcolor=silver
|3
|[[2013 Women's Asian Champions Trophy|2013]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kakamigahara]], Japan
|<center>{{sica}}</center>
|-bgcolor=gold
|4
|[[2016 Women's Asian Champions Trophy|2016]]
| {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Singapore]]
|<center>{{goca}}</center>
|-bgcolor=silver
|5
|[[2018 Women's Asian Champions Trophy|2018]]
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Donghae City]], South Korea
|<center>{{sica}}</center>
|-
|}
===Hockey Series===
{| class="wikitable"
!No
!Year
!Host
!Position
|-bgcolor=gold
|1
|[[2018-19 Women's FIH Series Finals#Hiroshima|2018-19]]
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroshima]], Japan
|<center>{{goca}}</center>
|}

===Afro-Asian Games===
{| class="wikitable"
!No
!Year
!Host
!Position
|-bgcolor=gold
|1
|[[Field Hockey at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games|2003]]
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Hyderabad]], India
|<center>{{goca}}</center>
|}
===South Asian Games===
{| class="wikitable"
!No
!Year
!Host
!Position
|-bgcolor=gold
|1
|[[Field hockey at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016]]
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Guwahati]], India
|<center>{{goca}}</center>
|}

===Awards===
;Summer Olympics
*During the [[Women’s field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Women's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier]], the team [[Women’s field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2008 Summer Olympics#Third and fourth place 2|ranked fourth]] in the "Qualifying Two" event. [[Rani Devi]] received the ''[[Women’s field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2008 Summer Olympics#Awards 2|Most Promising Young Player of the Tournament]]'' award. ('''[[Women’s field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2008 Summer Olympics squads#.C2.A0India|Squad]]''')

;Hockey World Cup
*During the [[2001 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier]], the team [[2001 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier#Seventh place play-off|ranked 7th]]. [[Sanggai Chanu]] received the ''[[2001 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier#Awards|Young Player of the Tournament]]'' award. ('''[[2001 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier#.C2.A0India|Squad]]''')

;Hockey Champions Challenge
* During the [[2002 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge|2002]] Hockey Champions Challenge, [[Jyoti Sunita Kullu]] received the ''[[2002 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge#Awards|Topscorer]]'' award for five goals. ('''[[2002 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge#.C2.A0India|Squad]]''')

Dhyan Chand Award

Mary Dsouza Sequeira (1953–1963)

;Arjuna Awards
The following is a list of recipients for the [[Arjuna Award#Arjun Awardees in Hockey|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]], 1980–1981
* Lorraine Fernandes, 1976–1977
* A. Kaur, 1975–1976
* Dr. Otilia Mascarenhas, 1973–1974
* [[Sunita Puri]], 1966
* Elvira Britto, 1965
* Yvonne Smith, 1962
* Anne Lumsden, 1961

==Current squad==
Roster for the [[2018 Women's Hockey World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://fih.ch/events/world-cup/world-cup-2018/hockey-world-cup-london-2018-w/teams/?teamId=4149 |title=2018 World Cup roster |access-date=21 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721221635/http://fih.ch/events/world-cup/world-cup-2018/hockey-world-cup-london-2018-w/teams/?teamId=4149 |archive-date=21 July 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Head coach: [[Sjoerd Marijne]]

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{{nat fs player|no=13|pos=GK|name=[[Rajani Etimarpu]]|sortname=Etimarpu, Rajani|age={{Birth date and age|1990|6|9|df=y}}|caps=80|club=Railways|clubnat=IND}}
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{{nat fs player|no=26|pos=DF|name=[[Sunita Lakra]]|sortname=Lakra, Sunita|age={{Birth date and age|1991|06|11|df=y}}|caps=139|club=NALCO|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Deep Grace Ekka]]|sortname=Lakra, Sunita|age={{Birth date and age|1994|6|3|df=y}}|caps=164|club=Railways|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs player|no=17|pos=DF|name=[[Tejaswini Rajshekar]]|sortname=Teju, Deepika|age={{Birth date and age|1987|2|7|df=y}}|caps=219|club=Railways|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Gurjit Kaur]]|sortname=Kaur, Gurjit|age={{Birth date and age|1995|10|25|df=y}}|caps=55|club=Hockey Punjab|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs player|no=6|pos=DF|name=[[Reena Khokhar]]|sortname=Khokhar, Reena|age={{Birth date and age|1993|4|10|df=y}}|caps=14|club=Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy|clubnat=IND}}
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{{nat fs player|no=19|pos=MF|name=[[Namita Toppo]]|sortname=Toppo, Namita|age={{Birth date and age|1995|6|4|df=y}}|caps=149|club=Western Railways|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs player|no=31|pos=MF|name=[[Lilima Minz]]|sortname=Minz, Lilima|age={{Birth date and age|1994|4|10|df=y}}|caps=116|club=Railways|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs player|no=4|pos=MF|name=[[Monika Malik]]|sortname=Malika, Monika|age={{Birth date and age|1993|11|5|df=y}}|caps=117|club=Central Railways|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs player|no=32|pos=MF|name=[[Neha Goyal]]|sortname=Goyal, Neha|age={{Birth date and age|1996|11|15|df=y}}|caps=36|club=Haryana|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs player|no=1|pos=MF|name=[[Navjot Kaur (field hockey)|Navjot Kaur]]|sortname=Kaur, Navjot|age={{Birth date and age|1995|3|7|df=y}}|caps=133|club=Rail Coach Factory|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Nikki Pradhan]]|sortname=Pradhan, Nikki|age={{Birth date and age|1993|12|8|df=y}}|caps=69|club=[[Railways Sports Promotion Board]]|clubnat=IND}}
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{{nat fs player|no=28|pos=FW|name=[[Rani Rampal]] ([[Captain (sports)|C]])|sortname=Rampal, Rani|age={{Birth date and age|1994|12|4|df=y}}|caps=213|club=Railways|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs player|no=16|pos=FW|name=[[Vandana Katariya]]|sortname=Katariya, Vandana|age={{Birth date and age|1993|4|15|df=y}}|caps=201|club=Central Railways|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs player|no=25|pos=FW|name=[[Navneet Kaur (field hockey)|Navneet Kaur]]|sortname=Kaur, Navneet|age={{Birth date and age|1996|1|26|df=y}}|caps=40|club=Western Railways|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs player|no=20|pos=FW|name=[[Lalremsiami]]|sortname=Lalremsiami|age={{Birth date and age|2000|3|30|df=y}}|caps=25|club=[[Sports Authority of India]]|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs player|no=18|pos=FW|name=[[Udita (field hockey)|Udita]]|sortname=Udita|age={{Birth date and age|1998|6|14|df=y}}|caps=15|club=Hockey Haryana|clubnat=IND}}
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==See also==
*[[Field hockey in India]]
*[[India men's national field hockey team]]
*[[India women's national under-21 field hockey team]]
*[[Chak De India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://hockeyindia.org Official website]
*[http://www.fih.ch/inside-fih/our-members/indiahf/ FIH profile]

{{Asian Games field hockey women's tournament winners}}
{{Women's Hockey Asia Cup winners}}
{{Commonwealth Games women's field hockey tournament winners}}
{{Women's Asian Champions Trophy winners}}
{{National sports teams of India}}
{{Asia Women's national field hockey teams}}
{{Field Hockey in India}}

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[[Category:Women's field hockey in India|National team]]
[[Category:Asian women's national field hockey teams]]
[[Category:Women's national sports teams of India|Hockey]]

Field hockey in India

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Cdinesh: Removed offensive/photoshopped image of Indian hockey players depecting them as being pregnant.

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'''Field hockey in India''' refers to two teams, the [[India men's national field hockey team]] and the [[India women's national field hockey team]].

In July 2018, Indian state [[Odisha]] wrote a letter to Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] urging him to declare [[field hockey]] as the national sport of India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Notify hockey as national game: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik requests Narendra Modi |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/in-other-news/200618/odisha-cm-naveen-patnaik-narendra-modi-india-national-hockey-team-fih.html |access-date=20 June 2018 |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620184533/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/in-other-news/200618/odisha-cm-naveen-patnaik-narendra-modi-india-national-hockey-team-fih.html |archive-date=20 June 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> The state government of [[Government of Odisha|Odisha]] has been supporting India's national field hockey team from February 2018 till next five years.<ref>{{cite news |title=Odisha to sponsor Indian hockey teams for next five years |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/odisha-to-sponsor-indian-hockey-teams-for-next-five-years/articleshow/62931034.cms |access-date=15 February 2018 |newspaper=The Times of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216090335/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/odisha-to-sponsor-indian-hockey-teams-for-next-five-years/articleshow/62931034.cms |archive-date=16 February 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[2018 Men's Hockey World Cup]] was held in the Odisha capital [[Bhubaneswar]] between 28 November and 16 December and culminated with [[Belgium men's national field hockey team|Belgium]] as World Champions defeating [[Netherlands men's national field hockey team|Netherlands]] in the finals. [[Field hockey]] was formerly India's [[National sport]] but this is no longer the case as the country now has no national sport.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/Hockey-is-not-our-national-game-Ministry/articleshow/15322482.cms|title=Hockey is not our national game: Ministry - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2018-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224224838/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/Hockey-is-not-our-national-game-Ministry/articleshow/15322482.cms|archive-date=24 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Management==
===New Committee (IOA)===
The Indian Olympic Association appointed a new five-member national selection committee. This panel will work in conjunction with the International Hockey Federation in managing field hockey in India.<ref>[http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gDzU3VRFYZc_-9Kyof9Mt6XFD2oA canadianpress.google.com]{{Dead link|date=September 2011}}</ref>
The panel was headed by [[Aslam Sher Khan]], a former MP and former hockey captain and includes [[Ashok Kumar (field hockey)|Ashok Kumar]], [[Ajit Pal Singh]], [[Zafar Iqbal (field hockey)|Zafar Iqbal]] and [[Dhanraj Pillay]]. [[Aslam Sher Khan]] has now been replaced by [[Ajit Pal Singh]] as the chairman of the national selection committee. [[Aslam Sher Khan]] was highly displeased by this decision, though he remained as a selector.<ref>{{cite web|title=United we'll stand: Aslam Sher Khan|url=http://sify.com/sports/hockey/fullstory.php?id=14658820|publisher=[[Sify|Sify sports]] (www.sify.com)|access-date=20 September 2011|date=2008-04-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813010630/http://sify.com/sports/hockey/fullstory.php?id=14658820|archive-date=13 August 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://sports.in.msn.com/stories/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1363565 sports.in.msn.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090811101401/http://sports.in.msn.com/stories/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1363565 |date=11 August 2009 }}</ref>

On 30 April 2008, in an interview with ''[[India Today]]'', Khan indicated the impact of the 2007 film about the National Women's Hockey Team, ''[[Chak De India]]'', on his future strategy by stating that he wants "to create a 'Chak De' effect" within Indian hockey.<ref>{{cite web
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==Indian Men's Team in Champions Trophy==
{{main|Hockey Champions Trophy}}
Second Place
Years - (2016, 2018)

Third Place
Years - (1982)

Fourth Place
Years - (1983, 1996*, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2012, 2014*)

<nowiki>*</nowiki> = host nation

==India Men's Team at Olympics==
Related Article: [[List of Indian field hockey captains in Olympics]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-top:0; text-align:center;"
|-
!Year
!style="width:4em;"|Rank
!style="width:4em;"|Venue
|- style="background:#ccf;"
|1928 || bgcolor=gold|[[Gold Medal]] || [[1928 Summer Olympics|Amsterdam Olympics]]
|-
|1932 || bgcolor=gold|[[Gold Medal]] || [[1932 Summer Olympics|Los Angeles Olympics]]
|-
|1936 || bgcolor=gold|[[Gold Medal]] || [[1936 Summer Olympics|Berlin Olympics]]
|-
|1948 || bgcolor=gold|[[Gold Medal]] || [[London Olympics]]
|-
|1952 ||bgcolor=gold| [[Gold Medal]] || [[Helsinki Olympics]]
|-
|1956 || bgcolor=gold|[[Gold Medal]] || [[1956 Summer Olympics|Melbourne Olympics]]
|-
| 1960 || bgcolor=silver|[[Silver Medal]] || [[Rome Olympics]]
|-
| 1964 || bgcolor=gold|[[Gold Medal]] || [[1964 Summer Olympics|Tokyo Olympics]]
|-
| 1968 || bgcolor=cc9966| [[Bronze Medal]] || [[Mexico City Olympics]]
|-
| 1972 ||bgcolor=cc9966|[[Bronze Medal]] || [[Munich Olympics]]
|-
| 1976 || 7th Position || [[Montreal Olympics]]
|-
| 1980|| bgcolor=gold|[[Gold Medal]] || [[Moscow Olympics]]
|-
| 1984 || 5th Position || [[1984 Summer Olympics|Los Angeles Olympics]]
|-
| 1988 || 5th Position || [[Seoul Olympics]]
|-
| 1992 || 6th Position || [[Barcelona Olympics]]
|-
| 1996 || 8th Position || [[Atlanta Olympics]]
|-
| 2000 || 7th Position || [[Sydney Olympics]]
|-
| 2004|| 7th Position|| [[2004 Summer Olympics|Athens Olympics]]
|-
| 2008 || Did not Qualify|| [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympics]]
|-
| 2012 || 12th Position || [[2012 Summer Olympics|London Olympics]]
|-
| 2016 ||8th position || [[2016 Summer Olympics|Rio Olympics]]
|-
| 2020 || || [[2016 Summer Olympics|Tokyo Olympics]]
|}

==India Men's Team at World cup==
Related Article : [[Hockey World Cup]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-top:0; text-align:center;"
|-
!Year
!style="width:4em;"|Rank
!style="width:4em;"|Venue
|-
|1971 ||bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd Place || Barcelona, Spain
|-
|1973 ||bgcolor=silver| Runner Up || Amstelveen, Netherlands
|-
| 1975 ||bgcolor=gold|Winner || Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
|-
|1978 || 6th Place || Buenos Aires, Argentina
|-style="background:#ccf;"
|1982 || 5th Place || Bombay, India
|-
|1986 || 12th Place || London, England
|-
| 1990 || 10th Place || Lahore, Pakistan
|-
| 1994 || 5th Place || Sydney, Australia
|-
| 1998 || 9th Place || Utrecht, Netherlands
|-
| 2002 || 10th Place || Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
|-
| 2006 || 11th Place || Monchengladbach, Germany
|-style="background:#ccf;"
| 2010|| 8th Place || New Delhi, India
|-
| 2014 || 9th Place || The Hague, Netherlands
|-style="background:#ccf;"
| 2018 || 6th Place || Bhubaneswar, India
|}

==National teams==
===National men's team===
{{Main|India men's national field hockey team}}

[[Image:Hockey india.jpg|220px|thumb|Indian Hockey team]]
The ''Indian Hockey Team'' is the national men's hockey team of [[India]]. It was the first non-European team to be a part of the [[International Hockey Federation]]. In 1928, the team won its first Olympic gold medal. From 1928 to 1956, was the golden period for the Indian Hockey team. The Indian men's team remained unbeaten in the Olympics, gaining six gold medals in a row. The Indian team has won a total of eight gold, one silver and two bronze medals in Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Olympics count: India highest among all nations with 8 gold medals in hockey|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/olympics-count-india-highest-among-all-nations-with-8-gold-medals-in-hockey-in-olympics|access-date=2020-07-07|website=Free Press Journal|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian hockey men at the Olympics: A gold-laden history|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/how-indian-hockey-team-olympic-games-gold-medals/|access-date=2020-07-07|website=Olympic Channel}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=When India ruled world hockey|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/features/when-india-ruled-world-hockey-92386|access-date=2020-07-07|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref>

On 9 March 2008, India lost 2–0 to Britain at Santiago, Chile in the final of one of the three qualifying tournaments for the [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympics]]. With only the winner advancing to the 12-team event,<ref>{{cite web|title=It felt like there was a death in the family|url=http://ibnlive.com/news/it-felt-like-there-was-a-death-in-the-family/60849-5.html|publisher=[[CNN-IBN|IBN Live]] (ibnlive.in.com)|access-date=22 September 2011|date=10 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618013102/http://ibnlive.com/news/it-felt-like-there-was-a-death-in-the-family/60849-5.html|archive-date=18 June 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> the Indian men's team was eliminated from the Beijing Olympics competition. This is the first time that the Indian men's team did not participate in the Olympics since 1928.<ref>{{cite web|title=India fail to make it to Olympic hockey|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-03-10/rest-of-world/27778815_1_yellow-cards-beijing-olympics-britain|access-date=22 September 2011|date=10 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811065412/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-03-10/rest-of-world/27778815_1_yellow-cards-beijing-olympics-britain|archive-date=11 August 2011|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> India finished in 12th place (Last) in the 2012 London Olympics.

On 26 Feb 2012, the [[India men's national field hockey team]] qualified for the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in London after a gap of 8 years. The team had a resounding victory over France in the finals of the Olympic qualifiers by beating France by 8–1. Ace drag-flicker [[Sandeep Singh]], starred in the final against France by scoring five goals – including a hat-trick – all from penalty corners (19th, 26th, 38th, 49th and 51st).
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/item/186014-hockey-indian-men-qualify-for-olympics-after-8-years?pfrom=home-lateststories|title=Indian Hockey Team Qualifies for London Olympics|publisher=NDTV|date=2012-02-26|access-date=2012-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228233126/http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/item/186014-hockey-indian-men-qualify-for-olympics-after-8-years?pfrom=home-lateststories|archive-date=28 February 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Indian Men's Team Finished in 9th place in World Cup 2014 held in [[The Hague]], [[Netherlands]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hockey World Cup: India beat South Korea 3-0, finish ninth|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/mens-hockey-world-cup-2014/top-stories/Hockey-World-Cup-India-beat-South-Korea-3-0-finish-ninth/articleshow/36544575.cms|publisher=indiatimes.com|access-date=12 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620144841/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/mens-hockey-world-cup-2014/top-stories/Hockey-World-Cup-India-beat-South-Korea-3-0-finish-ninth/articleshow/36544575.cms|archive-date=20 June 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Indian team won silver medal at the [[Commonwealth Games 2014]], Glasgow. They lost to Australia 4–0 in the Finals.<ref>{{cite web|title=India win silver at Glasgow|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/commonwealth-games-2014/news/227782-commonwealth-games-2014-indian-men-finish-with-hockey-silver-after-losing-to-australia|publisher=NDTV|access-date=13 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813172455/http://sports.ndtv.com/commonwealth-games-2014/news/227782-commonwealth-games-2014-indian-men-finish-with-hockey-silver-after-losing-to-australia|archive-date=13 August 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> India hosted the 2018 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|title=India to host 2018 hockey World Cup|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/India-to-host-2018-hockey-World-Cup/articleshow/25459509.cms|publisher=indiatimes.com|access-date=12 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922140346/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/India-to-host-2018-hockey-World-Cup/articleshow/25459509.cms|archive-date=22 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> India won 2014 Asian Games Gold Medal after 16 years (last won in 1998). India won Asia Cup held in Dhaka in 2017.

Indian Men's hockey team won by a record 26-0 margin against Hong Kong in the [[2018 Asian Games]] pool games. The earlier record was 24-1 made 86 years ago in the [[1932 Summer Olympics|1932 Olympics]] when India outclassed the USA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/Default.aspx|title=https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/Default.aspx|website=epaper.timesgroup.com|access-date=2018-08-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227115931/https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/Default.aspx|archive-date=27 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

====World ranking====
{{#invoke:SportsRankings|list2|FIH World Rankings|IND}}

===National women's team===
{{Main|India women's national field hockey team}}

The ''Indian Women's Hockey Team'' (nicknamed the '''Nabhvarna''') is the national women's team representing hockey in India. It is the national women's team that represents [[India]] in international [[field hockey]] competitions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hockey India|url=http://hockeyindia.org/|access-date=5 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106151830/http://hockeyindia.org/|archive-date=6 January 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The team is currently coached by [[Canada]]'s [[Mathias Ahrens(field hockey)|Mathias Ahrens]] and led by [[Field hockey#Positions|halfback]] [[Ritu Rani]] from [[Haryana]] and is currently ranked 13th in the [[FIH World Rankings]]. Captain [[Suraj Lata Devi]] led the team to the [[Gold medal|Gold]] for three consecutive years: during the [[India at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Commonwealth Games]] (the event which inspired the 2007 [[Shah Rukh Khan]] film, ''[[Chak De India]]''), the 2003 [[Afro-Asian Games]], and the 2004 [[Women's Hockey Asia Cup|Hockey Asia Cup]]. They were referred to as the "Jassi (Jasjeet) jaisi koi nahi" or "Golden girls of hockey," after winning the 2004 Hockey Asia Cup.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pandey|first=Vineeta|title=Indian sportswomen: Still the second sex|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/497363.cms|work=[[The Times of India]] (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)|access-date=22 September 2011|date=15 February 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020044654/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/497363.cms|archive-date=20 October 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

During the summer of 2015, the team hosted the [[2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 2|Round 2]] of the [[2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League]] and finished on top to qualify for the next stage. At the [[2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals|World League Semifinals]] held in [[Antwerp]] the team finished in the fifth place beating higher ranked Japan in classification match.<ref name="verge">{{cite news
|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/verge-olympic-qualification-indian-womens-hockey-team-arrive-grand-welcome-2329378.html
|title=On the verge of Olympic qualification, Indian women's hockey team arrive to grand welcome
|access-date=2015-08-29
|last=PTI
|author-link=Press Trust of India
|date=2015-07-06
|work=[[Firstpost]]
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822045403/http://www.firstpost.com/sports/verge-olympic-qualification-indian-womens-hockey-team-arrive-grand-welcome-2329378.html
|archive-date=22 August 2015
|url-status=live
}}</ref> The Indian woman's national field hockey team has thus qualified for the [[Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics#Women.27s tournament|2016 Summer Olympics]]<ref name="chakdemoment"/><ref name="chakdeolymp">{{cite news
|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/othersports/chak-de-indian-women-hockey-team--qualifies-for-rio-olympics/article1-1385359.aspx
|title=Chak De: Indian women's hockey team qualifies for Rio Olympics
|access-date=2015-08-29
|last=Bhagvatula
|first=Shrikant
|date=2015-08-29
|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829193147/http://www.hindustantimes.com/othersports/chak-de-indian-women-hockey-team--qualifies-for-rio-olympics/article1-1385359.aspx
|archive-date=29 August 2015
|url-status=live
}}</ref> for the first time since the [[Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics#Women.27s Tournament|1980 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="chakdemoment">{{cite magazine
|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f9qKU8l95w
|title=Chak De Moment For India
|access-date=2015-08-29
|date=2015-08-29
|magazine=[[India Today]]
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160218112116/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f9qKU8l95w
|archive-date=18 February 2016
|url-status=live
}}</ref><ref name="thirtysix">{{cite web
|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/08/29/womens-hockey-team-_n_8057566.html
|title=India Women's Hockey Team Bags Historic 2016 Rio Olympic Berth After 36 Years
|access-date=2015-08-29
|last=Bose
|first=Adrija
|date=2015-08-29
|work=[[Huffington Post]] India
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150830003702/http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/08/29/womens-hockey-team-_n_8057566.html
|archive-date=30 August 2015
|url-status=live
}}</ref>

====World ranking====
{{#invoke:SportsRankings|list2|FIH Women's World Rankings|IND}}

==State teams and events==
===Odisha===
{{Main|Odisha Hockey Team}}
[[File:Sundargarh turf.jpg|thumb|[[Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium]] in [[Rourkela]], [[Odisha]]]]
The [[Odisha Hockey Team]] is one of the regional hockey team from Indian state of Odisha. [[Lazarus Barla]], [[Prabodh Tirkey]], [[Dilip Tirkey]], [[Ignace Tirkey]], [[Jyoti Sunita Kullu]], [[Lazarus Barla]], [[Subhadra Pradhan]], [[Birendra Lakra]] and [[Anupa Barla]] have been part of Indian hockey team in International level.
'''[[Premier Hockey League]] (PHL)''' is league competition for [[field Hockey]] clubs in the top division of the Indian hockey system. There are seven teams in the PHL and '''[[Orissa Steelers]]''' is the only team from Eastern India. Orissa Steelers has won the Premier Hockey League in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |title=Thrilling win for Orissa Steelers |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/Thrilling-win-for-Orissa-Steelers/article14703372.ece |access-date=8 January 2007 |newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> The [[2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy]] was held in [[Kalinga Stadium]], [[Bhubaneswar]]. The [[2018 Men's Hockey World Cup]] is going to be held in the state capital [[Bhubaneswar]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Bhubaneswar gears up to host Hockey Men's World Cup |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/bhubaneswar-gears-up-to-host-hockey-mens-world-cup/articleshow/64467194.cms |access-date=5 June 2018 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716031435/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/bhubaneswar-gears-up-to-host-hockey-mens-world-cup/articleshow/64467194.cms |archive-date=16 July 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Field Hockey Arenas in Odisha ====
* Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium - [[Rourkela]]
* [[Kalinga Stadium]] - [[Bhubaneswar]]

=== National tournaments ===
#All India MCC Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament, Chennai [T.N.]
#All India Gurmeet Memorial Hockey Tournament, Chandigarh [Punjab]
#IndianOil Surjit Hockey Tournament, Jalandhar [Punjab]
#All India Chhatrapati Shivaji Hockey Tournament, Delhi
#All India Agha Khan Hockey Tournament, Mumbai [Maharashtra]
#All India Bombay Gold Cup Hockey Tournament, Mumbai [Maharashtra]
#All India Obaidullah Khan Gold Cup Hockey Tournament, Bhopal [M.P.]
#All India Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament, Delhi
#All India Lal Bahadur Shastri Hockey Tournament, Delhi
#All India Sanjay Hockey Tournament, Delhi
#All India K D singh Babu Memorial Invitational Prize Money Hockey Tournament, Lucknow [U.P.]
#All India Ramesh Chander Memorial Hockey Tournament, Jalandhar [Punjab]
#All India Liberals Hockey Tournament, Nabha
#All India Shri Shadilal Rajendra Lal Memorial Hockey Tournament, Shamli [U.P.]
#All India Indira Gold Cup Hockey Tournament, Jammu [J & K]
#All India [[Beighton Cup]] Hockey Tournament, Kolkata [W.B.]
#All India Lakshmi Ammal Memorial Hockey Tournament, Kovilpatti [T.N.]
#Senior National Hockey Tournament
#Junior National Hockey Tournament
#Sub-junior National Hockey Tournament
#Amarjeet Singh Bola Memorial Hockey Tournament Chakdana, Nawanshahr, Punjab
#Bundel Khand All India Hockey Tournament, Charkhari Mahoba (U.P.)
#Republic All India Hockey Tournament, Katni, M.P.
#All India Hockey Tournament, Damoh, M.P.
#All India Hockey Tournament, Indore, M.P.
#All India Hockey Tournament, Mhow, M.P.
#All India Hockey Tournament, Ujjain, M.P.
#All India Hockey Tournament, Tikamgarh, M.P.
#All India Hockey Tournament, Ratlam, M.P.
#All India Hockey Tournament, Khargon, M.P.
#All India Hockey Tournament, Hoshangabad, M.P.
#All India Hockey Tournament, Balaghat, M.P.
#Bhagat Singh All India Hockey Tournament, Gwalior, M.P.
# [[Kodava Hockey Festival]]
# Dr. B.R.Ambedkar All India Hockey Tournament (under-16 Boys), Nagpur
#Mahanth Raja Sarweshwer Das memorial All India Hockey Tournament, Rajnandgaon, C.G.

==Premier Hockey League==
{{Main|Premier Hockey League}}

The Indian Hockey Federation also conducts the '''Premier Hockey League (PHL)''', a domestic [[field hockey]] tournament in [[India]] since 2005, with active support from sports news channel [[ESPN]] India. The tournament was initiated to revive interest in the sport which was losing spectator interest to [[cricket]] in recent times. This is now replaced by [[World Series Hockey]].
[[Image:Orissa steelers.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Orissa Steelers]] after winning PHL in 2007]]

==World Series Hockey==
{{Main|World Series Hockey}}

[[World Series Hockey]] is a proposed domestic hockey league in [[India]]. Though the name is given as World Series this competition does not deal with national teams of any nation. This tournament has clubs from eight Indian cities which will participate in the [[2011–12 World Series Hockey|first season]] in 2011–12. This tournament will have 200 players from all around the world along with Indian players. Hence the name is given as World Series Hockey. This tournament replaces the old tournament of [[Premier Hockey League]].

==Hockey India League==
{{Main|Hockey India League}}

After the success of [[World Series Hockey]] by [[Indian Hockey Federation]], [[Hockey India]] have decided to start their own league for field hockey in India. Three out of six franchises have signed this league. They are, the [[Lucknow]] franchise by [[Sahara India Pariwar]], the [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] franchise from [[Mohali]] signed by [[Jaypee Group]] and [[Ranchi]] franchise by Patel-Uniexel Group. The broadcast rights are given to [[ESPN Star Sports]] (ESS). The first tournament is expected to be played in January 2013.

==Road to 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil ==
On 2 Oct 2014, the Indian men's national field hockey team have qualified for the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in Rio by winning the gold medal in the [[2014 Asian Games]], edging out long-time rival Pakistan in a shoot-out. The team was the first team to qualify for the Olympics. They are ranked fourth in the world.

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
*[[List of Indian hockey captains in Olympics]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.hockeyindia.org/ Hockey India Official Website]
*[http://indiahockey.net/ Everything About Indian Hockey]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110820113322/http://indianhockey.co.in/ Indian Field Hockey Website]
*[http://www.indianhockey.com/ Indian Hockey Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080502134123/http://sports.indiatimes.com/FIHs_warning_forced_IOA_to_act_Kumar/articleshow/2996281.cms FIH's warning forced IOA to act: Ashok Kumar]
*[http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/ Bhartiya Hockey Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120419105703/http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/hockey/item/186020-indias-road-to-olympics-six-matches-six-wins-and-a-billion-smiles India's road to London Olympics: Six matches, six wins and a billion smiles]

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Gurjit Kaur

2021-08-04T11:06:03Z

Cdinesh: Removed offensive/photoshopped image of Indian hockey players depecting them as being pregnant.

{{short description|Indian field hockey player}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Gurjit Kaur
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|10|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]
| height = 1.67 m
| weight = 59 kg
| position = Defender
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| nationalyears1 = 2014–
| nationalteam1 = [[India women's national field hockey team|India]]
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| nationalgoals1 = 33
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Field hockey at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]}}
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|caption=Indian women's hockey players during a match in 2017}}

'''Gurjit Kaur''' (born 25 October 1995) is an Indian female [[field hockey]] player.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://hockeyindia.org/team/gurjit-kaur.html |title=Gurjit Kaur |publisher=Hockey India |access-date=6 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126224632/http://hockeyindia.org/team/gurjit-kaur.html |archive-date=26 January 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-india-at-cwg-2018-gurjit-kaur-scores-twice-as-india-defeat-malaysia-4-1-in-women-s-hockey-2601698 |title=India at CWG 2018: Gurjit Kaur scores twice as India defeat Malaysia 4–1 in women's hockey |work=Daily News & Analysis |date=6 April 2018 |access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/hockey/athlete-profile-n6006420-gurjit-kaur.htm |title=Gurjit Kaur |publisher=Gold Coast 2018 |access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref> She plays the position of a defender and is also the Indian team's designated [[drag flick]]er. She has represented India internationally, most recently at the [[Hockey World Cup]] 2018. She was the most successful goal-scorer of the Indian team during the series with 8 goals, in which the Indian team emerged victorious as the continental champions.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gurjit-kaur/articleshow/62588301.cms |title=Gurjit Kaur – Times of India |work=The Times of India |access-date=28 July 2018}}</ref> She has played 53 international matches, {{as of|2018|July|lc=y}}.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hockeyindia.org/spain-tour-women|title=Hockey India {{!}} Spain Tour (Women)|website=hockeyindia.org|language=en-US|access-date=28 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719164806/http://hockeyindia.org/spain-tour-women|archive-date=19 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Early life==
Gurjit Kaur was born on 25 October 1995, in the Miadi Kalan village in [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. She was born into a farming family to parents Satnam Singh and Harjinder Kaur. She has one older sister, Pradeep Kaur. It was important to her parents to give her and her sister a quality education, so they elected to send their two daughters to a private school in Ajnala, over 13 km away, instead of the local government school in the village. Gurjit's father Satnam Singh would fit his daughters into his cycle and drive them to school, and wait all day until their school got over to ferry them back.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sunday-special/kaleidoscope/trust-the-stick-she-carries/496271.html |title=Trust the stick she carries |last=Grewal |first=Inderjit |date=12 November 2017 |website=The Tribune |access-date=28 July 2018}}</ref>

Since this was not a practical solution, her parents finally decided to send their two daughters to a boarding school over 70 km away in Kairon in the Tarn Taran district of Punjab in 2006.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/hockey/hard-work-will-pay-off-in-the-world-cup-says-star-drag-flicker-gurjit-kaur |title='Hard work will pay off in the World Cup,' says star drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur |date=15 June 2018 |access-date=28 July 2018}}</ref> Kairon happened to be one of the oldest and most famous women's hockey nurseries, and this is where the two sisters discovered their passion for the sport. Their excellence in hockey earned them a spot in the government wing of the school, granting them free education and meals, which came as a relief to the sisters' cash-strapped parents.<ref name=":2" />

Gurjit Kaur continued her education at Kairon until 2011, after which she moved to Jalandhar's Lyallpur Khalsa College for Women to continue her education and her training – which is where she got serious about drag-flicking. After this, she got placed in the [[Indian Railways]] as a junior clerk in [[Allahabad]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/city-s-chak-de-girls-aim-for-olympics-gold/418145.html |title=City's 'Chak De' girls aim for Olympics gold |date=6 June 2017 |website=The Tribune |access-date=28 July 2018}}</ref>

==Career==
Gurjit Kaur got her first shot at playing for the country when she was called for the Senior National Camp in 2014. However, she could not secure a place on the team.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":2" /> It was only in 2017 that she became a permanent member of the [[India women's national field hockey team|Indian women's hockey team]]. Gurjit Kaur then played in the Test series in [[Canada]] in March 2017, the Hockey World League Round 2 in April 2017 and the Hockey World League semifinals in July 2017.

The Dutch head coach of India, [[Sjoerd Marijne]], encouraged her to change her stick to get better at drag flicking, which improved her game. ''"The stick I used earlier felt light and I didn’t get enough power. So, when we went to Holland, Marijne asked me to try drag-flicking with a different stick. It was much better and I felt more powerful. The change has helped me,”'' Gurjit said in an interview to The Tribune.<ref name=":2" /> Marijne also arranged for her to train with Dutch coach Toon Siepman, who helped her work on her basics like her posture and footwork during the drag-flicking process.

Gurjit Kaur's time in the spotlight came in the 2017 Asia Cup, in which the Indian team emerged as continental champions and consequently qualified for a spot at the [[Hockey World Cup]] in London in 2018. Gurjit Kaur ended the tournament as the third-highest goal scorer by netting eight goals, and was also the Indian team's top scorer. She converted seven penalty corners including a hat-trick against Kazakhstan in the quarter-final. In the semi-final she scored twice against defending champions Japan.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://scroll.in/field/856904/from-gurjit-kaur-to-savita-punia-four-players-who-impressed-during-indias-asia-cup-triumph |title=From Gurjit Kaur to Savita Punia: Four players who impressed during India's Asia Cup triumph |author=Scroll Staff |work=Scroll.in |access-date=28 July 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

Gurjit Kaur also made an impressive performance at the [[2018 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games 2018]], held in [[Australia]]. Although India did not secure a podium finish, coming in at fourth place, Gurjit Kaur caught attention for her two penalty corner conversion goals against Malaysia in its second pool A match during the tournament, helping India score a 4–1 win.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.firstpost.com/laureus/article/commonwealth-games-2018-gurjit-kaur-strikes-twice-as-india-womens-team-thrash-malaysia-4420667.html |title=Commonwealth Games 2018: Gurjit Kaur strikes twice as India women's team thrash Malaysia – Laureus World Sports Awards 2017 |access-date=28 July 2018}}</ref>

In the lead-up to the Hockey World Cup 2018, the Indian team played a series of five matches against the Spanish national team dubbed the Spain Tour, which they won 4–1. In the final match, Gurjit Kaur scored two goals alongside skipper [[Rani Rampal]] who also scored two goals, bringing the final score to 4–1.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/hockey/rani-rampal-gurjit-kaur-lead-india-to-series-levelling-win-over-spain-5223769/ |title=Rani Rampal, Gurjit Kaur lead India to series-levelling win over Spain |date=19 June 2018 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=28 July 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://scroll.in/field/883199/hockey-rani-rampal-and-gurjit-kaur-help-india-end-spanish-tour-with-a-4-1-victory |title=Hockey: Rani Rampal and Gurjit Kaur help India end Spanish tour with a 4–1 victory |author=Scroll Staff |work=Scroll.in |access-date=28 July 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Gurjit Kaur is also a part of the Hockey World Cup squad as India's defender and drag flicker.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://scroll.in/field/884609/rani-rampal-to-lead-indian-team-in-womens-hockey-world-cup |title=Rani Rampal to lead Indian team in women's hockey World Cup |author=Scroll Staff |work=Scroll.in |access-date=28 July 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{India FHW Squad 2018 World Cup}}

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