Lalit Upadhyay

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Lalit Upadhyay
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Upadhyay in August 2022
Personal information
Full name Lalit Kumar Upadhyay
Born (1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 (age 30)
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India [1]
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Playing position Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current club Uttar Pradesh Police
Senior career
YearsTeam
Petroleum Sports Promotion Board
BPCL
Uttar Pradesh Police
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014– India 176 (45)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Team
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Team
Asia Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Dhaka
Champions Trophy
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Breda
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team
World League
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016–17 Bhubaneswar Team
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Kuantan
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Muscat
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Dhaka

Lalit Kumar Upadhyay (born 1 December 1993) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward for the India national team. [3] He was a member of the Indian team that won the bronze medal at the 2020 Olympic Games. He won the gold medal with the Indian team at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. [4]

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References

  1. "Hapless victim of a TV sting, this hockey player is now a rising star". The Indian Express. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. "UPADHYAY Lalit". worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  3. "I will give my 100% in World Cup: Lalit Upadhyay". The Times of India. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. "Asian Games Results". 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou. Retrieved 6 October 2023.