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Born | Sonipat, Haryana, India | 11 December 1999||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current club | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019– | India | 68 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jyoti Rumawat (born 11 December 1999), known mononymously as Jyoti, is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward for the Indian national team. [1] [2] [3] [4]
She was part of the Indian squad at the 2022 Women's Hockey Asia Cup which won the bronze medal. [5] [6]
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