Swati (field hockey) explained

Swati
Birth Date:14 May 1993
Birth Place:Haryana, India
Position:Goalkeeper
Nationalteam1:India

Swati (born 14 May 1993) is an Indian field hockey player and is a member of the India women's national field hockey team. She hails from Haryana and plays as the goalkeeper.[1]

Career

In January 2018, Swati was part of the 33-member Indian Women’s Players for the national camp starting in Bengaluru’s Sports Authority of India campus on 3 January.[2]

Swati made her debut on 5 March 2018 in Seoul, where India played Korea as part of the Korea tour and Swati's crucial save in the 23rd minute denied the hosts a penalty corner. In the fourth quarter, she made some important saves and saved two penalty corners in the last quarter. In this match, India beat Korea for a score of 1-0.[3] [4]

In April 2018, Swati was also part of the 61-players for the senior women national camp in Bengaluru’s Sports Authority of India campus.[5]

In June 2018, Swati was part of the 20-member Indian women’s hockey team touring Spain as goalkeeper.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Women Hockey Player Swati - India Hockey. 2018-07-28. en-US.
  2. Web site: Hockey India Hockey India names 33-member Women's Players for National Camp. hockeyindia.org. en-US. 2018-07-28.
  3. Web site: Swati shines on debut. 6 March 2018. Tribune India.
  4. News: Hockey India names 20-member Indian Women's Team for Korea Tour. 2018-02-23. The Statesman. 2018-07-28. en-US.
  5. News: Hockey India names 61 players for senior women national camp - Times of India. The Times of India. 2018-07-28.
  6. News: Rani Rampal to lead Indian Women hockey team in Spain tour Free Press Journal. 2018-06-01. Free Press Journal. 2018-07-28. en-GB.