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| Full name | Sharmila Devi Godara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 October 2001 Hisar, Haryana, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Soorma Hockey Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | India | 66 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sharmila Devi Godara, also known as Sharmila Devi, is an Indian field hockey player. [1] [2] She hails from Hisar, Haryana. [3]
She made her international debut against the USA in the 2019 Women's FIH Olympic Qualifiers, where she scored a goal. [3] [4]
In 2021, she was selected as part of the Indian squad which would participate in the Tokyo Olympics. [5]
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