Salima Tete

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Salima Tete
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Salima Tete at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Born (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 (age 23)
Simdega, Jharkhand, India
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career
YearsTeam
Hockey Jharkhand
Railways
2025– Soorma Hockey Club
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
India U21
2016– India 130 (16)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Nations Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Spain
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team
Asia Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Muscat
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Ranchi
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Rajgir
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Buenos Aires Team

Salima Tete (born 26 December 2001) is an Indian field hockey player. [1] [2] On 2 May 2023, she was named as the captain of the India women's national field hockey team. [3]

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Early life and background

Tete is from a village in the Simdega district of Jharkhand. Both her parents work as farmers. Her father also played hockey. [4] [5]

Career

She made her debut for the national side in 2017 against Belarus. [6]

At the 2018 Youth Olympic games, she was the captain of the Indian side, which went on to win a silver medal. [7]

In 2021, she was selected in the Indian squad for the Tokyo Olympics. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Determined to Perform Consistently for Indian Women's Hockey Team: Salima Tete". News18. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Patwardhan, Deepti (4 May 2021). "The Olympics dreams of Jharkhand's hockey queens". Mintlounge. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Salima takes baton from Savita as India captain". The Times of India. 3 May 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. ↑ Kumar, Mrituanjay. "Hockey players Nikki Pradhan, Salima Tete selected for Olympics". The Pioneer. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "From back of beyond to front and centre: How progressive thinking turned rural Jharkhand into India's women's hockey hotspot". The Indian Express. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "Tokyo Olympics 2020: Postponement gives Indian women's hockey team scope to improve, says midfielder Salima Tete". Firstpost. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Gupta, K. A. (18 June 2021). "Two girls from Jharkhand in Tokyo Olympics hockey team | Ranchi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  8. ↑ Sadanandam, Abishek (24 June 2021). "A look at the Indian women's hockey team going to the Tokyo Olympics". thebridge.in. Retrieved 5 July 2021.


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