Hockey India names a core group of 34 players for women’s national camp.

To bolster the preparations for the upcoming FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers, Hockey India has announced the 34-member core probable group for the Senior Women’s National Coaching Camp, which will start on December 27 at the SAI Centre in Bengaluru.

With this, the Indian Hockey team aims to fine-tune their preparations ahead of the crucial Hockey Olympic Qualifiers Ranchi in 2024 and the FIH Hockey5s Women’s World Cup 2024.

To bolster the preparations for the upcoming FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers, Hockey India has announced the 34-member core probable group for the Senior Women’s National Coaching Camp, which will start on December 27 at the SAI Centre in Bengaluru.

With this, the Indian Hockey team aims to fine-tune their preparations ahead of the crucial Hockey Olympic Qualifiers Ranchi in 2024 and the FIH Hockey5s Women’s World Cup 2024.

The Indian players will be joining the camp after a short break from the trip to Spain after playing against Belgium, Germany, Ireland and the hosts in the 5 Nations Tournament.

The Olympic Qualifiers are set to be played in Ranchi from January 13-19 in which India are placed in Pool B along with New Zealand, Italy and the United States of America.

The Pool A consists of Germany, Japan, Chile and the Czech Republic.

“The Indian Women’s Hockey Team will return to Ranchi after a dominating performance at the Jharkhand Women’s Asian Champions Trophy Ranchi 2023, where they were crowned Champions last month. With the aim of qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympics,” Chief Coach of the Indian Women’s Hockey Team Janneke Schopman mentioned.

The  34-member core group includes:

Goalkeepers:

Savita, Rajani Etimarpu, Bichu Devi Kharibam, and Bansari Solanki

Defenders:

Deep Grace Ekka, Gurjit Kaur, Nikki Pradhan, Udita, Ishika Chaudhary, Akshata Abaso Dhekale, Jyoti Chhatri, and Mahima Chaudhary

Midfielders:

Nisha, Salima Tete, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Jyoti, Navjot Kaur, Monika, Mariana Kujur, Sonika, Neha, Baljeet Kaur, Reena Khokhar, Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke, and Ajmina Kujur

Forwards:

Lalremsiami, Navneet Kaur, Vandana Katariya, Sharmila Devi, Deepika, Sangita Kumari, Mumtaz Khan, Sunelita Toppo, and Beauty Dungdung

Going forward, India will participate in the FIH Hockey5s Women’s World Cup 2024 in Muscat, Oman, which is set to begin on 24th January and conclude on 27th January.