Amit Rohidas (born 10 May 1993) is an Indian

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player from Odisha. He plays as a defender for the Indian national team and is also the vice-captain of the team. He was a part of the Indian squad that won the bronze medal at the

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Life and career

Rohidas was born on 10 May 1993 in Saunamara village of

Sundergarh district Sundargarh District is a district in the northwestern part of Odisha state in eastern India. Sundargarh district is bounded by Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh in the west, Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh in the North-West, Simdega district o ...

. He started playing hockey in his village and joined the Panposh Sports Hostel in

Rourkela Rourkela is a planned city located in the northern district Sundargarh of Odisha, India. It is the third-largest Urban Agglomeration in Odisha after Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. It is situated about west of state capital Bhubaneswar and is surro ...

in 2004. He was selected in the national junior team in 2009. Rohidas was selected in the senior squad for the 2013 Asia Cup in

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where the Indian team won the silver medal. He made a comeback to the Indian side in 2017. Rohidas is the tenth international hockey player to play in the Olympics from Odisha and also the first non-tribal hockey Olympian from Odisha.

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Amit Rohidas
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Amit Rohidas
at HockeyIndia.org * * 1993 births Living people People from Sundergarh district Indian male field hockey players Field hockey players from Odisha Male field hockey defenders Olympic field hockey players of India Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2018 Asian Games 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players Asian Games bronze medalists for India Asian Games medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Olympic bronze medalists for India Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Recipients of the Arjuna Award 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games {{India-fieldhockey-bio-stub