Sangita Kumari Explained

Sangita Kumari
Birth Date:2001 12, df=yes
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Railways
Clubs1:Hockey Jharkhand
Clubs2:Railways
Nationalyears1:2016–
Nationalteam1:India U–21
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:4
Nationalyears2:2022–
Nationalteam2:India
Nationalcaps2:57
Nationalgoals2:24

Sangita Kumari (born 24 December 2001)[1] is an Indian field hockey player and member of Indian women hockey team.[2] [3]

Early life

Sangita Kumari was born in the village of Karangaguri Nawatoli in Simdega district in state of Jharkhand to Ranjit Majhi and Lakhmani Devi.[4] [5] She was selected in state women hockey training centre in 2012.[6]

Career

Under–21

In 2016, Sangita was named in the India U–21 squad for a five-nations tournament in Valencia.[7]

Sangita was not named in the junior squad again until 2022, for the FIH Junior World Cup in Potchefstroom.[8]

National team

Sangita made her senior debut for India in 2022. Her first appearance was during season three of the FIH Pro League, in India's homes matches against Spain.[7] In her debut match, she scored her first international goal.[9] In 2022 Commonwealth Games, Indian women hockey team won bronze medal.[10]

International goals


Goal
DateLocationwidth=100Opponentdata-sort-type="number" style="font-size:95%"Scoredata-sort-type="number" style="font-size:95%"ResultCompetition
1 27 February 2022 Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India 1–1 3–4 [11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team Details – INdia . . tms.fih.ch . 10 April 2022.
  2. Web site: SANGITA KUMARI . . hockeyindia.org . 10 April 2022.
  3. Web site: KUMARI Sangita . . hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com . 10 April 2022.
  4. News: पहली सैलरी मिली तो इंटरनेशनल हॉकी प्लेयर संगीता ने गांव के बुजुर्गों को गिफ्ट में दी धोती, बच्चों को गेंद. navbharat times. 6 November 2021. 4 August 2022.
  5. News: CWG 2022: Sangita Kumari Fights All Odds to Represent India in Women's Hockey. news18. 29 July 2022. 4 August 2022.
  6. News: Women's Hockey team player Sangita Kumari braves all odds to represent India in CWG 2022. yespunjab. 29 July 2022. 4 August 2022.
  7. Web site: KUMARI Sangita . . tms.fih.ch . 10 April 2022.
  8. Web site: India . . juniorworldcup.hockey . 10 April 2022.
  9. Web site: Young hockey striker Sangita Kumari eyeing bigger laurels after making successful India debut . . timesofindia.indiatimes.com . 10 April 2022.
  10. News: Special Feeling to Return Home with CWG Medal: Young Hockey Sensation Sangita Kumari. news118. 11 August 2022. 11 August 2022.
  11. Web site: India 3–4 Spain . . 10 April 2022.