Junior Women's Hockey World Cup: Three Women Players from Sonipat Selected in the Indian team

• 14 Nov 2023

Why in News?

Recently, three women players from Sonipat, Preeti, Sakshi Rana and Manju Chaurasia, were selected in the Indian Junior Women's Hockey team announced by Team India for the FIH World Junior Women's Hockey Cup to be held from 29th November to 10th December in Chile's capital Santiago.

Key Points

• It may be noted that while leading the Indian team in the Junior Women's Hockey Asia Cup held in Kakamigahara, Japan from June 2 to 11, Preeti had won the Asia Cup title for the country.
• By winning the Asia Cup, the Indian Junior Women's Hockey team had qualified for the Junior Women's Hockey World Cup.
• The journey of Preeti, resident of Bhagat Singh Colony, Sonipat, has been full of struggle. At the age of 10, Preeti used to go to the hockey field located in the Old Industrial Area with the neighboring girls.
• Brahma Nagar resident Manju Chaurasia watched the hockey film Chak De India in 2010. After which she took up the stick to do something in hockey. Her dream is to win the World Cup for the country in hockey. Presently she is working in Railways.
• It is noteworthy that in the Junior Women's Hockey World Cup, Team India has been placed in Pool C along with Germany, Belgium and Canada. The first match of the Indian team is with Canada on 29 November. After this, the Indian team will compete with European teams Germany and Belgium in the first Pool C matches on 30 November and 2 December