Suraj Lata Devi Waikhom (born 3 January 1981 in Manipur) is the former captain of the India women's national field hockey team and hails from Manipur. She led the team to the Gold for three consecutive years: during the

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(the event which inspired the 2007 Bollywood hit film, ''

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''), the 2003 Afro-Asian Games, and the 2004 Hockey Asia Cup.

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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