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Mahima Choudhary
Mahima Choudhary (6 December 1999) is an Indian field hockey player and member of Indian women hockey team. She hails from Kalsi village in Uttar Pradesh. She plays for Indian Oil Corporation Limited in the domestic hockey tournaments. She plays as a defender.[1]
Early life[edit]
Mahima started playing in 2011. She played for four consecutive years in the Hockey India Sub-Junior National Championships before she got the National call for Junior India camp. Hailing from a small rural village, Kalsi in Uttar Pradesh, her family shifted to Sonipat to help her play hockey. She represented Haryana in the 5th Hockey India Junior National Championship 2015 at Chhattisgarh. In May 2022, she was selected as the vice-captain for the nine-member Indian women's hockey team for the inaugural FIH Women's Hockey 5s tournament held in Lausanne, Switzerland from June 4 to 5.[2] She scored the winning goal in the final of the inaugural women's Hockey 5s Asia Cup final to beat Thailand 7–2. It was the Asia's qualifying tournament for the Women's Hockey 5s World Cup to be held in 2024.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ↑ "From bunking lecture to waiting for years, Mahima Choudhary's journey not a cakewalk for junior team call-up". www.aninews.in. ANI. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ↑ PTI. "Rajani Etimarpu to lead India in inaugural FIH Women's Hockey 5s". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ↑ Sports, Rediff. "Hockey 5s Asia Cup: India win maiden edition; qualify for World Cup 2024". Rediff. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ↑ "International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 2023-09-07.