4 Odisha Players Selected in Indian Junior Women’s Hockey Team for Uniphar U23 5 Nations Tournament

Bhubaneswar: Four players from Odisha have been selected in the Indian Junior Women’s Hockey Team for the upcoming Uniphar U23 5 Nations Tournament, which will be held from 19th June to 26th June in Dublin, Ireland.

The four players are Dipi Monika Toppo, Jyoti Chhatri, Mamita Oram and Nikita Toppo. All the players are inmates of Odisha Naval Tata Hockey HPC.

Hockey India has announced the 20-member Indian Junior Women’s Hockey Team for the upcoming Uniphar U23 5 Nations Tournament.

The team will be led by Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke and Vice Captained by Mumtaz Khan, who will also feature in FIH Hockey 5s, scheduled to be held in Lausanne, Switzerland on 4th & 5th June 2022.

The Junior Women’s Team is scheduled to play against Netherlands, Ireland, USA and Ukraine.

The Indian Junior Women’s Team features goalkeepers Khushboo and Kurmapu Ramya, defenders Preeti, Mamita Oram, Mahima Tete, Neelam and Hritika Singh. The midfield will see Manju Chorsiya, Captain Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke, Jyoti Chhatri, Hina Bano, Nikita Toppo, Ashwini Kolekar and Rutuja Dadaso Pisal.

The forward line includes Annu, Beauty Dungdung, Mumtaz Khan, Deepika Soreng, Monika Dipi Toppo and Mudugula Bhavani. Additionally, Madhuri Kindo, Nishi Yadav, Jyoti Singh Kshetrimayum Sonia Devi and Kajal Sadashiv Atpadkar have been named as standbys for the tournament.