Salima_Tete

Salima Tete

Salima Tete

Indian field hockey player

Salima Tete (born 26 December 2001) is an Indian field hockey player.[1][2]

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Early life and background

Tete is from a village in the Simdega district of Jharkhand. Both her parents work as farmers. Her father also played hockey.[3]

Career

She made her debut for the national side in 2017 against Belarus.[4]

At the 2018 Youth Olympic games, she was the captain of the Indian side, which went on to win a silver medal.[5]

In 2021, she was selected in the Indian squad for the Tokyo Olympics.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Determined to Perform Consistently for Indian Women's Hockey Team: Salima Tete". News18. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. [2]
    Patwardhan, Deepti (4 May 2021). "The Olympics dreams of Jharkhand's hockey queens". Mintlounge. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  3. [3]
    Kumar, Mrituanjay. "Hockey players Nikki Pradhan, Salima Tete selected for Olympics". The Pioneer. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Tokyo Olympics 2020: Postponement gives Indian women's hockey team scope to improve, says midfielder Salima Tete". Firstpost. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. [5]
    Gupta, K. A. (18 June 2021). "Two girls from Jharkhand in Tokyo Olympics hockey team | Ranchi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  6. [6]
    Sadanandam, Abishek (24 June 2021). "A look at the Indian women's hockey team going to the Tokyo Olympics". thebridge.in. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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