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2002 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge
The 2002 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge was the inaugural edition of the field hockey championship for women. It was held in Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring count ... from 9–17 February 2002. __TOC__ Squads Results Group stage Fixtures ---- ---- ---- ---- Classification Fifth and sixth place Third and fourth place Final Statistics Final standings References External linksOfficial website {{Women's Hockey Champions Challenge Champions Challenge Hockey Champions Challenge International women's field hockey competitions hosted by South Africa Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I Sports competitions in Johannesburg 2000s in Johannesburg Hockey Champions Challenge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a Megacity#List of megacities, megacity, and is List of urban areas by population, one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demographia, the Johannesburg–Pretoria urban area (combined because of strong transport links that make commuting feasible) is the 26th-largest in the world in terms of population, with 14,167,000 inhabitants. It is the provinces of South Africa, provincial capital and largest city of Gauteng, which is the wealthiest province in South Africa. Johannesburg is the seat of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa. Most of the major South African companies and banks have their head offices in Johannesburg. The city is located in the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills and is the centre of large-scale gold and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Wooding
Lisa Marie Wooding (born 1 December 1979 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire) is an English field hockey defender, who was a member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team since making her England debut in January 2001 against India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the .... References * Profile External links * 1979 births Living people English female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England People from Bishop's Stortford Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games {{England-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pushpa Pradhan
Pushpa Pradhan (born 25 November 1981) is an Indian former field hockey player, who represented the India women's national field hockey team. She played with the team when it won the Gold at 2004 Women's Hockey Asia Cup. Early life Pradhan was born in Hesel village in tribal heartland Khunti, roughly 60 kilometres from Ranchi, Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . ..., on 25 November 1981. References External linksBiography at bharatiyahockey.org 1981 births Living people Indian female field hockey players People from Khunti district Sportswomen from Jharkhand Field hockey players from Jharkhand Asian Games medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 2006 Asian Games 21st-century Indian women 21st-century Indian people Asian Gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Mary
Helen Mary Innocent (born 14 March 1977 in Kerala) is a field hockey goalkeeper from India, who made her international debut for her native country in 1992 in the test series against Germany. In 2003, she saved two penalty strokes in final tie-breaker to win title for India at the Afro-Asian Games in Hyderabad. She also earned the Arjuna Award. International senior tournaments * 1996 – Indira Gandhi Gold Cup, New Delhi * 1997 – World Cup Qualifier, Harare (4th) * 1998 – World Cup, Utrecht (12th) * 1998 – Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur (4th) * 1998 – Asian Games, Bangkok (2nd) * 1999 – Asia Cup, New Delhi (2nd) * 2000 – Olympic Qualifier, Milton Keynes (10th) * 2001 – World Cup Qualifier, Amiens/Abbeville (7th) * 2002 – Champions Challenge, Johannesburg (3rd) * 2002 – Commonwealth Games, Manchester (1st) * 2002 – Asian Games, Busan (4th) * 2003 – Afro-Asian Games, Hyderabad (1st) * 2004 – Asia Cup, New Delhi (1st) * 2006 – Commonwealth Games, Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamta Kharab
Mamta Kharb (born 26 January 1982, Sonipat, Haryana) is the former captain of the Indian women's hockey team. During the 2002 Commonwealth Games, she scored the winning goal which gave India the GoldShe also served as the model for the character of Komal Chautala in the 2007 Bollywood hit, ''Chak De India''.Now she is working in Haryana police as a Deputy Supritendent of Police. She is a recipient of the 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, on .... Known as 'golden girl' of Indian women hockey team, Mamta Kharb was born on 26 January 1982. She was declared the best player and the best scorer in the Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament held in Malayasia, where India won the bronze medal. She has also played a leading role in India's victory in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pritam Rani Siwach
Pritam Rani Siwach (born 2 October 1974) is a former captain of the Indian women's hockey team. In 2008, she was recalled to join the team for the Olympic qualifiers in order to bring an "additional wealth of experience." After the team did not qualify for the Olympics, Siwach stated in an interview, "We are not that bad as the results would show. It was simply a case of missed chances ..One difference between my times and now is the midfield. We had an experienced midfield with Sita Gussain at the centre. That helped us. Here, both T. H. Ranjita and Rosalind Ralte are young, just come into the team. They are potential youngsters, will only improve." She last played with the team when it won the Gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. She currently runs an academy and is training to become a coach. Siwach received an Arjuna Award in 1998. Career Pritam was born in village Jharsa, near Gurgaon, Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surinder Kaur (field Hockey)
Surinder Kaur (born 12 July 1982 in Shahbad Markanda, Kurukshetra District, Haryana) is a member of the India women's national field hockey team. She hails from Haryana and played with the team when it won Gold at the 2004 Hockey Asia Cup Hockey Asia Cup may refer to: * Men's Hockey Asia Cup * Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup * Women's Hockey Asia Cup * Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup {{Disambiguation .... References Biography 1982 births Living people Punjabi people Field hockey players from Haryana Indian female field hockey players Recipients of the Arjuna Award Sportswomen from Haryana Asian Games medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 1998 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2006 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for India Asian Games bronze medalists for India Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India 21st-century Indian women 21st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumrai Tete
Sumrai Tete (born 15 November 1979) is a member of the India women's national field hockey team. She played with the team when it won the Gold at the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games. In the year 2017, she was honoured with the prestigious Dhyan Chand Award by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for her achievements and contribution to Field hockey in India Field hockey in India refers to two teams, the India men's national field hockey team and the India women's national field hockey team. In July 2018, Indian state Odisha wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to declare field .... She is the brand ambassador of Hockey in her state Jharkhand. The Chief Minister Raghubar Das also announced that she will be training the State level hockey players. References External linksBiography [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sita Gussain
Sita Gussain (born 7 January 1973) is an Indian former field hockey player, who represented the India women's national field hockey team. She played with the team when it won the Gold at the Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ... 2002 Commonwealth Games. References Biography 1973 births Field hockey players from Uttar Pradesh [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suraj Lata Devi
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 2002 Commonwealth Games (the event which inspired the 2007 Bollywood hit film, ''Chak De India ''Chak De! India'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film directed by Shimit Amin and produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films, with a script written by Jaideep Sahni. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan as Ka ...''), the 2003 Afro-Asian Games, and the 2004 Hockey Asia Cup. References Biography [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suman Bala
Suman Bala (born 15 December 1981) is a member of the India women's national field hockey team. She hails from Shahabad Markanda, Haryana, and played with the team when it won the Gold at the Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ... 2002 Commonwealth Games. References Biography 1981 births Field hockey players from Haryana [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amandeep Kaur
Amandeep Kaur (born January 1, 1976) is a member of the India women's national field hockey team The Indian women's national field hockey team (nicknamed the ''Nabhvarna'') represents India in international field hockey, and is governed by Hockey India. Nabhvarna are currently ranked 6th in the FIH World Rankings, and are ranked as the .... She played with the team when it won the Gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. References 1976 births Indian female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India Living people Punjabi people Field hockey players at the 1998 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2002 Asian Games Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey 21st-century Indian women 21st-century Indian people Asian Games medalists in field hockey Asian Games silver medalists for India Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games {{I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
