Suraj Lata Devi Waikhom (born 3 January 1981 in

Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of ...

) is the former captain of the

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and hails from

. She led the team to the

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for three consecutive years: during the

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(the event which inspired the 2007

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hit film, ''

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''), the 2003

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, and the 2004

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References

BiographyCommonwealth Games BiographyMothers’ Day Out on the BHA turf
1981 births Living people Field hockey players from Manipur Recipients of the Arjuna Award Indian female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India Sportswomen from Manipur Field hockey players at the 1994 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 1998 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in field hockey Asian Games silver medalists for India Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey 21st-century Indian women 21st-century Indian people Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games {{India-fieldhockey-bio-stub