Gopi_Sonkar

Gopi Sonkar

Gopi Sonkar

Indian field hockey player


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.[3][5][6][7]

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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.[5] He is the elder between two sisters and three brothers.[5] His father Pyarelal Sonkar used to sell fruits at Pandeypur Chowk.[5]


References

  1. "International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  2. "Hockey India names 18-member junior team for Sultan of Johor Cup". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  3. "Hockey India names junior team for Sultan of Johor Cup". dtNext.in. 20 September 2018. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  4. "Hockey India names 33 players for junior men's national camp". Sportstar. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  5. "Hockey Odisha win Junior National Hockey". Pune Mirror. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.



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