Jyoti Chhatri

Jyoti Chhatri

Personal information
Born	(2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 21) Panposh, Odisha, India
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Odisha Naval Tata HHPC
Senior career
Years	Team
	Hockey Association of Odisha
	Odisha Naval Tata HHPC
2025–	Odisha Warriors
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2023	India U21	12	(1)
2023–	India	15	(0)
Medal record Women's field hockey Representing   India Hockey5s World Cup 2024 Oman Junior Asia Cup 2023 Japan

Jyoti Chhatri (born 8 March 2003) is an Indian field hockey player and member of Indian women's hockey team. ^[1] She hails from Panposh in Odisha. She is a product of Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High Performance Centre. She plays as a midfielder. She represented the junior Indian team in the 2023 Junior Asia Cup. ^[2]

Early life

Born to Bhim Singh Chhatri and Suman Singh Chhatri, ^[2] Jyoti has two elder brothers, Santosh Kumar and Suraj Kumar. She did her matriculation at the Birsa Munda Vidhyapitha, Panposh, Rourkela and completed her Class 12 at the Hrushikesh Ray Mahavidyalaya, Rourkela. His brother Suraj Singh Chhatri, who was a National-level goalkeeper, initiated her into hockey in 2014 ^[3] and the same year she joined the Sports Hostel Panposh. His father works as a mason. He moved the family from Ranchi to Odisha and the family struggled to meet both ends meet. She joined the Panposh hostel where the food and accommodation are free and she can also train. ^{[4] [5]}

Hockey career

• In 2014, Jyoti began playing hockey and joined Panposh Sports Hostel in Rourkela.
• Her first coaches at the hostel were Florencia Ekka and Amulyananda Bihari.
• In 2016, she won a gold medal with the Odisha team in the National School Games and followed it with another silver medal in the next edition in December.
• In the same year, they also secured a silver medal in a different national tournament.
• Jyoti participated in the 6th Sub-Junior Women National Hockey Championship in Rohtak in 2016. ^[4]
• In 2017, she played for Hockey Gangpur-Odisha team at the 7th Sub-Junior Women National Hockey Championship. ^[4]
• Jyoti captained the Hockey Gangpur-Odisha team that won bronze in the 8th Sub-Junior Women National Hockey Championship in 2018. ^[4]
• She also won bronze in the 8th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship in 2018. ^[6]
• Jyoti made her senior India debut in April 2019 during the Malaysia Tour.
• She captained the U-17 Odisha hockey team to a bronze medal at the Khelo India Youth Games in January 2020.
• In 2021, she joined ^[7] and led the Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High Performance Centre to a bronze medal at the Hockey India Junior Women Academy National Championship.
• Jyoti captained the Hockey Association of Odisha team to bronze at the 12th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship in 2022.
• She made her Junior India debut in June 2022, winning silver in the Uniphar U-23 Five-Nations Tournament in Dublin, Ireland.
• In April 2023, Jyoti was included in the Senior India camp at SAI, Bengaluru. ^[8]
• In 2023, Jyoti earned her first Senior India cap against Germany ^[9] and played matches against Germany and China during the tour. ^[10]
• She was part of the gold medal-winning Indian team at the Women Junior Asia Cup Hockey Tournament in Japan in June 2023.
• In February 2023, she was also part ^[11] of the Indian Junior team's successful tour of South Africa. ^[12]
• On 12 August, she was selected for he final Asian Games camp. ^[13]

References

1. "Jyoti Chhatri Profile". Hockey India. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
2. Razzaqui, Samreen (15 July 2023). "Hockey: Jyoti Chhatri's quiet, confident approach to reaching new heights". Scroll.in. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
3. "Getting picked for Senior Women's National Camp is an incredible opportunity: Jyoti Chhatri". www.aninews.in. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
4. "Jyoti Chhatri". orisports.com. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
5. "Undaunted by adversities Jyoti Chhatri is 'fulfilling papa's dream' on the hockey field". The Times of India. 12 July 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 7 September 2023.
6. Release, Press (6 May 2018). "Jharkhand crowned champions of 8th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship 2018". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
7. ANI (14 April 2023). "Getting picked for Senior Women's National Camp is an incredible opportunity: Jyoti Chhatri". ThePrint. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
8. "5 from Odisha named in 33-member Indian Women's Hockey core group ahead of Asian Games". Argus News. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
9. "Rourkela girl Jyoti Chhatri aims to make her mark in senior women's hockey side". The Times of India. 6 July 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 7 September 2023.
10. "Preview: India (W) gear up for crucial European tour ahead of Asian Games". ESPN. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
11. ANI (10 May 2023). "Hockey India announces 18-member Indian junior women's team for Women's Junior Asia Cup 2023". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 7 September 2023.
12. ANI (31 January 2023). "Hockey India names junior women's team for South Africa tour". www.dtnext.in. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
13. Release, Press (12 August 2023). "Hockey India announces 34-member women's team core group for Asian Games". thebridge.in. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

External links

• Jyoti Chhatri at the International Hockey Federation
• Jyoti Chhatri at Hockey India