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'''Poovanna Chandura Boby''' (born 5 October 2002) is an Indian [[field hockey]] player from [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Poovanna CB - Hockey India |url=https://www.hockeyindia.org/players/poovanna-cb-profile-8812 |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=www.hockeyindia.org}}</ref> He plays as a defender for the [[India men's national field hockey team|Indian national team]] and represents [[State Bank of India]] in domestic tournaments. He represented Bengal Tigers in the Hero Hockey India League.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Newsdesk |first=C. L. N. |date=2025-07-05 |title=Chandura Poovanna selected for India-A men’s hockey squad |url=https://clnews.in/2025/07/05/chandura-poovanna-selected-for-india-a-mens-hockey-squad/ |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=CoffeeLand News |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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Boby is from Kandangala village, [[Virajpet]] taluk, Kodagu, Karnataka.<ref name=":0" /> He was inspired to take up hockey after watching the Kodava family hockey festival.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Agencies |date=2025-05-16 |title=Poovanna aims to make India debut after recovering from serious injury |url=https://www.dtnext.in/news/sports/poovanna-aims-to-make-india-debut-after-recovering-from-serious-injury-833868 |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=DT Next |language=en}}</ref> He worked with CAG office in Chhattisgarh.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Career ==<br />
He represented India in the 2022 [[Sultan of Johor Cup]] held at Johor Bahru, Malaysia where India won the gold medal. He was also part of the Indian team which won the bronze in the Sultanof Johor Cup in 2023. In 2023, he represented Junior India in the 2023 [[Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup|FIH Junior World Cup]] (Men), where India finished fourth. In the same year, he was also part of the gold winning Indian team at the Men's Junior Asia Cup 2023.<br />
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In February 2026, he was selected for the [[FIH Pro League]] matches in Hobart from February 20 to 25.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-17 |title=Harmanpreet out of India squad for Pro League games in Australia: Indian Sports, February 17 |url=https://www.espn.in/espn/story/_/id/47947761/indian-sports-live-updates-news-scores-results-17-february-2026 |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-02-18 |title=Our backs are against the wall, says Hardik Singh |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/our-backs-are-against-the-wall-says-hardik-singh/articleshow/128492279.cms |access-date=2026-03-14 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:2002 births]]<br />
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