Deepika Thakur (born 7 February 1987) is an Indian

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player and is currently the most senior and highest capped player of Indian women's Team. She plays as a Defender in the senior team and has represented India over 200 outings and has scored 24 goals.

Career

She hails from

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and is a product of Sports Hostel, Chandigarh. She works for

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. She has represented India in World Cup

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. Deepika joined the Indian National Women's hockey team much against the wishes of her parents who wanted her to marry early. She postponed her marriage that was scheduled to happen in October 2016 in order to play for the

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. Indian women's team qualified for the Rio Olympics 2016 after the gap of 36 years. Deepika was the vice-captain of that squad. Though India finished bottom of the group. In the Asian Champions Trophy (2016) held in Malaysia, Indian women's won their maiden title in which Deepika played an important role. She also got the ‘highest scorer of the tournament’ award. India won gold medal at the South Asian Games, 2016. Deepika was part of the squad and scored one of the goals in the final match against Sri Lanka.

Achievements

* 250 Match caps Milestone * Asian Games 2018 (Jakarta- Indonesia) – Silver Medal * 5th Asian Champian Trophy, Korea (2018) – Silver Medal * Women Hockey World League Semifinal ( Vencouver- Canada) 2017 - Winner * 4th Asian Champion Trophy (Singapore) (2016) – Gold Medal * 12th SAF games (Guwahati – India) 2016 – Gold Medal * FIH World League Round 2 (Delhi- India) 2015 - Winner * Test match series India V/s Spain (Valencia- Spain) 2015 - Winner * Test Series (Rome-Italy) 2014 - Winner * 17th Asian games (Incheon-Korea) 2014 – Bronze Medal * 8th Women Asia Cup (Malaysia) 2013 – Bronze Medal * 3rd Asian Championship (Gifu-Japan) 2013 – Silver Medal * FIH Olympic Qualifying Tournament (New Delhi-India) 2012- Silver Medal * Test Match Series India v/s Azerbaizan (New Delhi -India) 2012- Winner * Test Match Series (Australia) 2011 – 2nd Place * 1st Asian Champion Trophy (Busan-Korea) 2010 – Bronze Medal * 4 Nations Tournament (Germany)2010 – Bronze Medal * 7th Asia Cup (Bangkok- Thailand) 2009 – Silver Medal * Champion Challenge II (Kazan-Russia) 2009 - Gold Medal

Awards and honours

* Member of selection Committee Khelo India 2021 * High Performance manager (Hockey) From Sports Authority of India *

Arjuna Award The Arjuna Award, officially known as Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, is the second-highest sporting honour of India, the highest being the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. The award is named after Arjuna, one ...

2020 (Hockey) * Dhruv Batra Player of the Year, Women (2015) in Hockey. * Hockey India Defender of the year 2014 * GM Railways Award 2008

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thakur, Deepika 1987 births Living people Indian female field hockey players 21st-century Indian women 21st-century Indian people Asian Games medalists in field hockey Asian Games silver medalists for India Asian Games bronze medalists for India Female field hockey defenders Field hockey players at the 2010 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2014 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2018 Asian Games Field hockey players from Haryana Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Olympic field hockey players for India Sportswomen from Haryana Recipients of the Arjuna Award Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for India South Asian Games gold medalists for India South Asian Games medalists in field hockey

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