Udita_(field_hockey)
Udita Duhan
Indian field hockey player
Udita Duhan (born 14 January 1998) is an Indian field hockey player and member of Indian women's hockey team. She hails from Haryana. She plays as a defender..[1][2]
 Duhan in August 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 26) Hisar, Haryana, India | ||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Hockey Haryana | |||
| Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. | |||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | India U-21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017– | India | 108 | (11) |
Medal record | |||
Udita was born in Bhiwani’s Nangal village, Hisar district, Haryana. Her father, Jasbir Singh, was a police officer and also a handball player. She started playing handball but later shifted to hockey. After her father passed away in 2015, her mother Geetha Devi encouraged her to continue hockey and soon she joined SAI hostel.[3][4]
2018: Silver at Asian Games, Jakarta.
2018: Silver at Asian Champions Trophy in Donghae.
2018: She participated at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup.[5]
2021: She took part in the Tokyo Olympics 2020 played from 23 July to 8 August, 2021.
2022: Bronze at Asia Cup, Muscat.
2022: She was part of the team that won bronze at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[6]
- SportsCrazy (28 July 2022). "Udita Duhan Biography: Achievements, Personal Life, Family, Unknown Facts & Social Media". www.sportscraazy.com. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- Deswal, Deepender (3 August 2023). "'Hockey player Udita Duhan has fulfilled her late dad's dream'". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- Judge, Shahid (9 May 2023). "Hockey: Udita Duhan puts aside regret to embark on flourishing hockey career". Scroll.in. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- Udita at the International Hockey Federation
- Udita at Hockey India
- Udita at the Jakarta-Palembang 2018 Asian Games (archived)
- Udita at Olympics.com
- Duhan at Olympedia
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