Suman Devi Thoudam

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Suman Devi
Personal information
Full name Suman Devi Thoudam
Born (1999-07-16) 16 July 1999 (age 24)
Imphal, Manipur, India
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
Senior career
YearsTeam
Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017– India 12 (0)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Champions Trophy
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Donghae

Suman Devi Thoudam is an Indian field hockey player from Imphal, Manipur. She has represented India internationally and plays the position of a defender. She has played 11 international matches as of July 2018. [1]

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Early life

Suman Devi Thoudam hails from Singjamei Monkhanglambi in Imphal, from the state of Manipur. Born in 1998, she is the oldest daughter of Thoudam Anand. She started her hockey career at a young age, participating in inter-school tournaments in Delhi and in Amritsar in 2011, as well as larger state tournaments like the Sub Junior National in Patna in 2011 and Jawaharlal Nehru Tournaments in 2013 (runners up) and in 2012 (runners up). [2]

She continued to represent her state for the next few years in junior tournaments, and participated in Sub Junior National in Pune 2014 (winner), Sub Junior National Bhopal 2013 (runners up), Junior National 2014 in Mysore (runners up), Junior National 2013 in Ranchi (runners up) and Sub Junior Zonal in Mumbai. [2]

Career

From national tournaments, Suman moved on to representing her country internationally. She was a part of the Indian youth hockey team which won the World Youth Hockey Tournament (under-18) held in Netherlands on 11 and 12 August 2014, [3] for which she was felicitated by her old training institute, the South East Youth Organisation. [4] She also participated in the Asia Cup 2017, where her contribution led to India building a strong defence and conceding only 5 goals in the 6-match tournament, and eventually going on to win the tournament as continental champions and earning them a qualifying spot at the Hockey World Cup. [4]

In the run-up to the Hockey World Cup 2018 in London, the Indian women's hockey team participated in the Spain Tour where they played five matches against the Spanish National team starting 12 June 2018. Suman was a part of the 20-member squad of the Spain Tour, which defeated the host Spanish team 4–1 in the 5-match series. [5] [6] However, she was not chosen to be a part of the final World Cup squad. [7]

Suman was also a part of the Indian junior women's hockey team, and participated in the Under-23 Six Nations Tournament held between 14 and 21 July 2018 in Antwerp, Belgium. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Hockey India | U23 Six Nations Tournament (Women)". hockeyindia.org. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 "SEYO felicitates Hockey Player Suman : 18th jul14 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Thoudam Suman – a future star hockey player from Manipur – Sports Tract". www.sportstract.com. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Meet The Players Of The Indian Women's Hockey Team | Feminism In India". Feminism In India. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Indian Women's Hockey Team end Spain Tour on a high, defeat the hosts 4-1 in fifth match". 19 June 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
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  8. ↑ IANS (2 July 2018). "Preeti Dubey to lead junior India women hockey team in Six Nations tourney". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
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