Lilima Minz

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Lilima Minz
Personal information
Born (1994-04-10) 10 April 1994 (age 31)
Odisha, India
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight 52 kg (115 lb)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Odisha, Railway
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2011– India 155 (12)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Incheon Team
Asia Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Gifu Team
Asian Champions Trophy
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Donghae
Junior World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Mönchengladbach

Lilima Minz (born 10 April 1994) is an Indian female field hockey player. [1] Lilima hails from Bihabandh-Tanatoli village, Lanjiberna Block, Sundargarh District of Odisha. She is a product of Sports Hostel, Panposh, Rourkela, Odisha. [2] [3]

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Career

Lilima Minz, born on 10 April 1994, trained at the Sports Hostel, Panposh, Rourkela, Odisha. Lilima represented Indian senior team for the first time in 2011 during a four-nation tournament in Argentina. [4] She was part of Indian women hockey's team that won the bronze medal in junior's hockey world cup for the first time in 2013. [5] In March 2018, Minz completed her 100 appearances for the National team. [4] Minz was also part of the squad that represented India in 2016 summer Olympics after 36 years. [6] She was also part of Asian cup winning squad in 2017. [7] Lilima was one of the four players who were made to sit on the floor of the train for an hour due to unconfirmed railway ticket on their way back to home from Rio Olympics. [8]

Awards and achievements

Lilima has appeared for Indian National team in more than 100 matches. [3]

International

National

References

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  17. "Lilima Minz Completes 50 Matches In The Hawke's Bay Cup 2015". hockeyindia.org. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  18. Mohanty, Swapna (6 March 2018). "100 international caps for Odisha's midfielder Hockey player Lilima Minz" . Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  19. "Odisha hockey player Deep, Lilima, Sunita, Namita gets Rio ticket". sportslogon.com. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
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