Udita Duhan

Indian field hockey player

Udita Duhan
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)

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]

Early life

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]

Career

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]

References

  1. ^ HockeyIndia profile
  2. ^ Asian Games profile
  3. ^ SportsCrazy (28 July 2022). "Udita Duhan Biography: Achievements, Personal Life, Family, Unknown Facts & Social Media". www.sportscraazy.com. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  4. ^ Deswal, Deepender (3 August 2023). "'Hockey player Udita Duhan has fulfilled her late dad's dream'". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Hockey Women's World Cup 2018: Team Details India". FIH. p. 7.
  6. ^ Judge, Shahid (9 May 2023). "Hockey: Udita Duhan puts aside regret to embark on flourishing hockey career". Scroll.in. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

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India squads
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India squad2018 Asian Games – Silver medal
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India squad2020 Summer Olympics – 4th place
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India squad2022 Asia Cup – 3rd place
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