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==Performance history==
==Performance history==
[[File:Indian women's hockey players.jpg|thumb|left|150px|India women's national field hockey team, in 2017]]
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
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
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This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see India men's national field hockey team.

India
File:Hockey india Logonewone.jpg
Nickname
  • "नभवर्णा/Nabhvarna"
AssociationHockey India
ConfederationASHF (Asia)
CoachSjoerd Marijne
Assistant coach(es)Erik Wonink
ManagerKumar C. R.
CaptainRani Rampal
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FIH ranking
CurrentTemplate:FIH Women's World Rankings
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 1980)
Best result4th (1980)
World Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1974)
Best result4th (1974)
Asian Games
Appearances10 (first in 1982)
Best result1st (1982)
Asia Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1989)
Best result1st (2004, 2017)
Medal record
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 New Delhi Team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta & Palambang Team
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Seoul Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Team
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 2004 New Delhi
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kakamigahara, Gifu
Silver medal – second place 1999 New Delhi
Silver medal – second place 2009 Bangkok
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Hiroshima
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kuala Lumpur
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2016 Singapore
Silver medal – second place 2018 Donghae
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kakamigahara
Bronze medal – third place 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 1982 Asian Games.India has won the Asia Cup two times in 2004, 2017 and the Asian Champions Trophy in 2016. The team has also won the gold medal at the 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 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics (where they came in 4th), when a 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 in the finals. Captain Suraj Lata Devi led the team to the Gold for three consecutive years at different events- during the 2002 Commonwealth Games,[1] 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.[2] The team earned a 3rd-place finish at the 2013 Women's Hockey Asia Cup at Kuala Lumpur defeating China in a shootout.[3] At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, it finished in 5th place but at 2014 Asian Games, Incheon stunned Japan 2-1 in a tight match to clinch their third bronze medal at the Asian Games.[4] During the summer of 2015, the team hosted the Round 2 of the 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League and finished on top to qualify for the next stage. At the World League Semifinals held in Antwerp the team finished in the fifth place beating higher ranked Japan in classification match.[5] The Indian woman's national field hockey team qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics[6][7] for the first time since the 1980 Summer Olympics.[6][8] They were eliminated in the group stage, however, where they placed 6th.

2002 Commonwealth Games and Chak De! India (2007)

The 2002 Commonwealth Games Squad, led by Captain Suraj Lata Devi, competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The team entered the finals after defeating the Australian women's national field hockey team[9] and placed first, winning the Gold after they beat the English women's hockey team.[1][10][11]

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).[12] Sahani began to model the character of Kabir Khan on hockey coach Maharaj Krishan Kaushik.[13] 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).[14][15][16] 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.[17] 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".[18] 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."[13]

Medal Table

Tournament Gold Silver Bronze Total
Commonwealth Games 1 1 0 2
Asian Games 1 2 3 6
Hockey Asia Cup 2 2 2 6
Asian Champions Trophy 1 2 1 4
Hockey Champions Challenge 0 0 1 1
Afro-Asian Games 1 0 0 1
FIH Hockey Series 1 0 0 1
South Asian Games 1 0 0 1
Total 8 7 7 22

Tournament Record

Summer Olympics

No Year Host Position
1 1980 Template:Country data USSRTemplate:Preview warning Moscow, USSR 4th
2 2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12th

World League

No Year Final Host Position
1 2012–13 Argentina San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
14th
2 2014–15 Argentina Rosario, Argentina
10th
3 2016–17 New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
16th

World Cup

No Year Host Position
1 1974 France Mandelieu,France
4th
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7th
3 1983 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
11th
4 1998 Netherlands Utrecht,Netherlands
12th
5 2006 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Madrid, Spain
11th
6 2010 Argentina Rosario, Argentina
9th
7 2018 England London, England
8th

Commonwealth Games

No Year Host Position
1 1998 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4th
4 2002 England Manchester, England
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2 2006 Australia Melbourne, Australia
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3 2010 India New Delhi, India
5th
4 2014 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Glasgow, Scotland
5th
5 2018 Australia Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
4th

Asian Games

No Year Host Position
1 1982 India New Delhi, India
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2 1986 South Korea Seoul, South Korea
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
3 1990 China Beijing, China
4th
4 1994 Japan Hiroshima, Japan
4th
5 1998 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
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6 2002 South Korea Busan, South Korea
4th
7 2006 Qatar Doha, Qatar
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
8 2010 China Guangzhou, China
4th
9 2014 South Korea Incheon, South Korea
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
10 2018 Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
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Asia Cup

No Year Host Position
1 1989 Hong Kong Hong Kong
4th
2 1993 Japan Hiroshima, Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
3 1999 India New Delhi, India
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4 2004 India New Delhi, India
1st place, gold medalist(s)
5 2007 Hong Kong Hong Kong
4th
6 2009 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
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7 2013 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
8 2017 Japan Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan
1st place, gold medalist(s)

Champions Challenge

No Year Host Position
1 2002 South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2 2011 Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland
7th
3 2012 Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland
7th
4 2014 Error creating thumbnail: File missing Glasgow, Scotland
8th

Asian Champions Trophy

No Year Host Position
1 2010 South Korea Busan, South Korea
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2 2011 China Ordos, China
4th
3 2013 Japan Kakamigahara, Japan
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4 2016 Singapore Singapore
1st place, gold medalist(s)
5 2018 South Korea Donghae City, South Korea
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Hockey Series

No Year Host Position
1 2018-19 Japan Hiroshima, Japan
1st place, gold medalist(s)

Afro-Asian Games

No Year Host Position
1 2003 India Hyderabad, India
1st place, gold medalist(s)

South Asian Games

No Year Host Position
1 2016 India Guwahati, India
1st place, gold medalist(s)

Awards

Summer Olympics
Hockey World Cup
Hockey Champions Challenge

Dhyan Chand Award

Mary Dsouza Sequeira (1953–1963)

Arjuna Awards

The following is a list of recipients for the Arjuna award in hockey recipients (by year):

Current squad

Roster for the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup.[19]

Head coach: Sjoerd Marijne

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See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2002 Manchester: The XVII Commonwealth Games". 2002 Manchester: The XVII Commonwealth Games. 2002. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Pandey, Vineeta (15 February 2004). "Indian Sportswomen: Still the Second Sex". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
  3. ↑ "India clinches bronze in Asia Cup hockey". The Hindu. 27 September 2013. Archived from the original on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  4. ↑ PTI (1 October 2014). "Indian women's hockey team wins Asiad bronze". Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  5. ↑ PTI (6 July 2015). "On the verge of Olympic qualification, Indian women's hockey team arrive to grand welcome". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Chak De Moment For India". India Today. 29 August 2015. Archived from the original on 18 February 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Bhagvatula, Shrikant (29 August 2015). "Chak De: Indian women's hockey team qualifies for Rio Olympics". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Bose, Adrija (29 August 2015). "India Women's Hockey Team Bags Historic 2016 Rio Olympic Berth After 36 Years". Huffington Post India. Archived from the original on 30 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Indian women stun Kiwis". BBC. 1 August 2002. Archived from the original on 27 January 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
  10. ↑ "India deny England gold". BBC. 3 August 2002. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
  11. ↑ "Indian eves win Commonwealth hockey gold". Rediff.com. 3 August 2002. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
  12. ↑ Zanane, Anant; Das, Suprita (13 March 2008). "Women's hockey hopes to deliver". Sports. NDTV. Retrieved 7 April 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Chak De: The real Kabir Khan?". Sports. NDTV. 31 October 2007. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "Back to the goal post". The Hindu. 10 August 2007. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
  15. ↑ Shrikant, B (26 June 2007). "More than reel life; the story of truth, lies & a man called Mir". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
  16. ↑ "They said I'd taken one lakh per goal ... people used to introduce me as Mr Negi of those seven goals". Indian Express. 16 September 2007. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
  17. ↑ Kumar, Anuj (7 September 2007). "In the company of ideas". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
  18. ↑ Roy, Abhishek (18 August 2007). "'Chak De! is not a documentary of my life'". Hindustan Times/IANS. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  19. ↑ "2018 World Cup roster". Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.

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