Hockey India announces 48 players for Senior Women's National Camp

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Hockey India announces 48 players for Senior Women's National Camp

Hockey India announces 48 players for Senior Women's National Camp

Hockey India on Saturday named 48 players for the senior women national camp to be held from May 28 to June 9 at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru ahead of the Women hockey team’s Spain Tour and FIH Women's World Cup.

After ending their 5th women's Asian Champions Trophy campaign with a silver medal, the Indian team will meet for the training camp under Chief Coach Sjoerd Marijne on Monday.

The team will make use of this short preparatory camp that concludes on June 9 to assess their performance and work on the tactics ahead of the Spain Tour that begins on June 10.

“We will use this camp to further improve our fitness and evaluate the Asian Champions Trophy performance. We will also continue to work closely with the psychologist to improve the mental skills both individually and the team,” said Marijne in a press conference in New Delhi  

The present national campers list includes goalkeepers Savita, Rajani Etimarpu, Swati, Chanchal, Sonal Minj and Jaspreet Kaur.

“The girls have played quite a lot of matches over the past two months and we need to be careful with their workload to ensure they are fresh mentally and physically,” stated Marijne.

National Campers List:

Goalkeepers: Savita, Rajani Etimarpu, Swati, Chanchal, Sonal Minj, Jaspreet Kaur.

Defenders: Deep Grace Ekka, Sunita Lakra, Sushila Chanu Phukhrambam, Gurjit Kaur, Rashmita Minz, Suman Devi Thoudam, Deepika, Neelu Dadiya, Mahima Choudhary, Kanika Raj, Manmeet Kaur, S.P. Kruthika, Nisha.

Midfielders: Nikki Pradhan, Monika, Lilima Minz, Namita Toppo, Neha Goyal, Udita, Manpreet Kaur, Jyoti, Ramwala Maitri, Anuja Singh, Anajali HR, Shyama Tidgam, Sonika, Puja Yadav, Karishma Yadav.

Forwards: Rani, Lalremsiami, Navneet Kaur, Navjot Kaur, Rajwinder Kaur, Vandana Katariya, Anupa Barla, Priyanka Wankhede, Preeti Dubey, Reena Khokhar, Siddhi Singh, Leelavathy Mallamada, Soundarya Yendela, Birajani Ekka.

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