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The India women's national field hockey team in 2019. India at the 2020 Summer Olympics for the first time ever, [22] reached the semi-final in the Women's Hockey Olympic event but failed to bag any medal after they lost to Argentina [23] in the semi-final and then to Great Britain [24] in the bronze medal match.
This is a list of all field hockey players who have captained Indian national men's and women's field hockey team at the international level in Olympics. The list includes all Indian captains since the period of 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam. Indian hockey team 1928 Olympics Indian-Hockey-Team-Berlin-1936
Hockey India was established on 20 May 2009 and is affiliated to the International Hockey Federation (FIH), the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF). Hockey India, with the assistance of the Sports Authority of India and Department of Sports, trains players at sub-junior, junior and senior level.
India was the first non-European team to be a part of the FIH. As a member of the International Hockey Federation, it represented India in all international matches under the former leadership of KPS Gill & the secretary of the federation, K. Jyothikumaran. The women's team was directed by the Indian Women's Hockey Federation.
Elvera Britto (15 June 1940 – 26 April 2022) was an Indian field hockey player who captained the Indian women's hockey team and the Mysore state's team. She captained the Mysore team for eight consecutive national titles between 1960 and 1967. Britto received the Arjuna Award, India's second highest sporting honor, in 1965.
Hockey India appointed Todd Faulds as its competitions director for the second edition of the Hockey India League. [27] [28] He previously worked as a competitions manager for the FIH 2012 Men's Champions Trophy in Melbourne and 2012 International Super Series in Perth. Bjorn Isberg has been the Hockey India League tournament director since 2014.
Ritu Rani (born 29 December 1991) is an Indian former field hockey player, who represented the India women's national field hockey team. She also served as the captain of the national team. She plays as a halfback. [1] Rani has led the team to medal winning performances most notably the bronze at the 2014 Asian Games. Also under her captaincy ...
The women's team was directed by the Indian Women's Hockey Federation. Prem Nath Sahni , an Indian Administrative Service officer with interest in hockey since his college days, took over stewardship of the Indian Hockey Federation in 1973, at a time when conflicts broke out between its Northern and Southern wings. [ 74 ]