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| Born | 15 January 2003 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mumtaz Khan (born 15 January 2003)[1] is an Indian women's field hockey player from Uttar Pradesh. She plays as a forward. She made her senior India debut in February 2024 at the FIH pro-league at Bhubaneswar.[2] She plays for Indian Oil Corporation Limited in the domestic tournaments.[1]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Khan hails from Lucknow. Her parents, Kaiser Jahan and Hafiz Khan, sell vegetables on a push cart. She has five sisters Farha, Shanaz, Tarannum, Shireen, Sania and a brother, Armaan. Since the family has no house of their own, they stay in the house of her mother's brother (mama).[3] She started playing hockey in 2014. In 2023, she secured employment with Indian Oil Corporation.
Career[edit | edit source]
In 2017, Khan was selected for the Junior India team. She was part of the Indian team that won silver at the 3rd Youth Olympics Games 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina.[4] She was also part of the girls u-18 team that won bronze medal at the Asia Cup.[3] She was India's top scorer with eight goals at the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup in South Africa.[5] She made her Hockey5s senior India debut at the Hero FIH Hockey 5s Lausanne 2022[4] After a layout due to an injury,[6] she is back in the senior India team for the FIH pro-league at Bhubaneswar, where she got her maiden India cap against China on 2 February 2024. In January 2024, she was part of the Indian team that won silver at the 2024 Women's FIH Hockey5s World Cup in Muscat, Oman.[7]
Awards[edit | edit source]
- In 2021, she received FIH Women's Rising Star of the Year award.[4]
- In 2022, she received Hockey India’s Asunta Lakra Award for Upcoming Player of the Year.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mumtaz Khan Profile". Hockey India. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ↑ Ganesan, Uthra (3 February 2024). "FIH Pro League 2023-24: Indian women's team loses 2-1 to China in campaign opener". Sportstar. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Meet Mumtaz Khan, rickshaw-puller's daughter part of India's medal-winning Junior Hockey Team". DNA India. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Sportstar, Team (19 April 2023). "Mumtaz Khan keen to impress with Indian women's hockey team". Sportstar. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ↑ Lahiri, Dipankar (22 April 2022). "Never got the respect I thought I deserved: Junior hockey star Mumtaz Khan". thebridge.in. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ↑ Scroll Staff (20 April 2023). "Hockey: Mumtaz Khan eager to earn her place in national team after bouncing back from injuries". Scroll.in. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ↑ PTI (27 January 2024). "FIH Hockey5s Women's World Cup: India beats South Africa 6-3 to enter final". Sportstar. Retrieved 7 February 2024.