Madhu Yadav Explained

Madhu Yadav is former captain of the Indian women's national field hockey team.[1] She is a 1986 Asian Games bronze-medallist.[2] She has also received the Arjuna Award in 2000 from the President of India.[3] She has also coached the team after her retirement.[4] She is from Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.[5] She is a recipient of the Vikram Award from the Government of Madhya Pradesh.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hockey India announces selection committee. Sports. Reporter. 16 September 2009. www.thehindu.com.
  2. Web site: IHF inducts Sodhi, Carvalho, Madhu Yadav in Managing Committee | Hockey News - Times of India. The Times of India.
  3. Web site: Arjuna Award. Hockey India.
  4. Web site: The real Chak De girls. Harpreet Kaur. Lamba. 12 November 2017. Deccan Chronicle.
  5. News: Madhya Pradesh: Former Indian women’s hockey team captain celebrates India’s victory against Australia. Free Press Journal. 2 August 2021. 24 September 2022.