Gopi Sonkar Explained

Gopi Sonkar
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Full Name:Gopi Kumar Sonkar
Ethnicity:Khatik
Citizenship:India
Birth Date:2000 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Banaras
Residence:Banaras
Occupation:sport
Country:India
Sport:Hockey
Position:Midfielder
Team:Uttar Pradesh Hockey [1]

Gopi Sonkar (born 10 April 2000), also known as Gopi Kumar, is an Indian field hockey player and a member of Indian field hockey team.[2] [3] [4] He represented India in 2018 Sultan of Johor Cup held at Malaysia.[5] [6] [7]

He also participated in 9th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2019 (Div ‘A’) held at the Sports Authority of India, Western Training Centre, Aurangabad[8]

Early life and career

He started training at Vivek Singh Academy, then joined Saifai Sports Hostel where his maternal uncle Rajesh trained him. He is the elder between two sisters and three brothers. His father Pyarelal Sonkar used to sell fruits at Pandeypur Chowk.

Notes and References

  1. http://hockeyindia.org/team/gopi-kumar-sonkar.html
  2. Web site: International Hockey Federation. tms.fih.ch. 2019-07-24.
  3. News: Hockey India names 18-member junior team for Sultan of Johor Cup. Press Trust of India. 2018-09-19. Business Standard India. 2019-07-24.
  4. Web site: Surjit Hockey: Air India enters semis - United News of India.
  5. Web site: बनारस के गोपी सोनकर भारतीय हॉकी टीम में. livehindustan.com. hindi. 2019-07-24.
  6. Web site: Hockey India names junior team for Sultan of Johor Cup. https://web.archive.org/web/20190724113356/https://www.dtnext.in/News/Sports/2018/09/20005423/1089091/Hockey-India-names-junior-team-for-Sultan-of-Johor-.vpf. dead. 24 July 2019. 2018-09-20. dtNext.in. en. 2019-07-24.
  7. Web site: Hockey India names 33 players for junior men's national camp. Sportstar. 30 June 2019 . en. 2019-07-24.
  8. News: Hockey Odisha win Junior National Hockey. 1 March 2019. Pune Mirror. en. 2019-07-24.