Udita Duhan Explained

Udita Duhan (born 14 January 1998) is an Indian field hockey player and member of national team.^[1] She plays as a defender.^[2]

Early life

Udita was born in Bhiwani's Nangal village, Hisar district, Haryana, Northern India. 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 died 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]

External links

• • Udita Duhan at Hockey India

Notes and References

1. http://hockeyindia.org/team/udita.html HockeyIndia profile
2. https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/UDITA-3000578/ Asian Games profile
3. Web site: SportsCrazy . 2022-07-28 . Udita Duhan Biography: Achievements, Personal Life, Family, Unknown Facts & Social Media . 2023-09-20 . www.sportscraazy.com.
4. Web site: Deswal . Deepender . 2023-08-03 . 'Hockey player Udita Duhan has fulfilled her late dad's dream' . 2021-09-20 . www.tribuneindia.com.
5. Web site: Hockey Women's World Cup 2018: Team Details India . FIH . 7.
6. Web site: Judge . Shahid . 2023-05-09 . Hockey: Udita Duhan puts aside regret to embark on flourishing hockey career . 2023-09-20 . Scroll.in . en-US.