Mumtaz Khan (field hockey)

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Mumtaz Khan
Personal information
Born (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 22)
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Playing position Forward
Senior career
YearsTeam
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd
2025– Delhi SG Pipers
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
India U21
2023– India 12 (0)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Buenos Aires Team
Junior Asia Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Muscat Team

Mumtaz Khan (born 15 January 2003) [1] is an Indian women's field hockey player from Uttar Pradesh. She plays as a forward. She made her senior India debut at the FIH pro-league at Bhubaneswar. [2] She plays for Indian Oil Corporation Limited in the domestic tournaments. [1]

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Personal life

Khan hails from Lucknow. Her parents, Kaiser Jahan and Hafiz Khan, sell vegetables on a push cart. She has five sisters Farha, Shanaz, Tarannum, Shireen, Sania and a brother, Armaan. Since the family has no house of their own, they stay in the house of her mother's brother (mama). [3] She started playing hockey in 2014. In 2023, she secured employment with Indian Oil Corporation.

Career

In 2017, she was selected for the Junior India team. She was part of the Indian team that won silver at the 3rd Youth Olympics Games 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina. [4] She was also part of the girls u-18 team that won bronze medal at the Asia Cup. [3] She was India's top scorer with eight goals at the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup in South Africa. [5] She made her Hockey5s senior India debut at the Hero FIH Hockey 5s Lausanne 2022 [4] After a layout due to an injury, [6] she is back in the senior India team for the FIH pro-league at Bhubaneswar, where she got her maiden India cap against China. In January 2024, she was part of the Indian team that won silver at the 2024 Women's FIH Hockey5s World Cup in Muscat, Oman. [7]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "Mumtaz Khan Profile". Hockey India. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  2. Ganesan, Uthra (3 February 2024). "FIH Pro League 2023-24: Indian women's team loses 2-1 to China in campaign opener". Sportstar. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Meet Mumtaz Khan, rickshaw-puller's daughter part of India's medal-winning Junior Hockey Team". DNA India. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Sportstar, Team (19 April 2023). "Mumtaz Khan keen to impress with Indian women's hockey team". Sportstar. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  5. Lahiri, Dipankar (22 April 2022). "Never got the respect I thought I deserved: Junior hockey star Mumtaz Khan". thebridge.in. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  6. Scroll Staff (20 April 2023). "Hockey: Mumtaz Khan eager to earn her place in national team after bouncing back from injuries". Scroll.in. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  7. PTI (27 January 2024). "FIH Hockey5s Women's World Cup: India beats South Africa 6-3 to enter final". Sportstar. Retrieved 7 February 2024.