Rani Rampal

Hailing from Kesramal in the Rajgangpur block of Sundargarh district in Odisha, the youngster played football in her childhood before taking up hockey after watching her elder sister Khushboo play the sport.

Hockey legend PR Sreejesh publicly challenged Hockey India's decision not to renew his junior coaching contract, questioning the federation's development program and its heavy reliance on foreign coaches. He expressed concern over the perceived demotion from chief coach to goalkeeper coach, sparking a high-profile dispute over opportunities for Indian coaching talent.

This segment acknowledged sustained excellence over the past decade, highlighting athletes who have consistently represented India at the highest level and delivered results across global competitions.

Hockey India is investing in developing Indian coaches for future national teams, potentially sending them abroad for training. Prominent former players like PR Sreejesh and rani rampal are being considered for this initiative. Meanwhile, the women's team prepares for the Nations Cup in June, facing tough competition after their World Cup qualification.

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for rani rampal, who has been adjudged 'Player of the Tournament' in the recent junior women hockey World Cup in Germany.

Indian women's hockey team forward rani rampal is set to become an assistant coach with the Sports Authority of India after SAI relaxed its recruitment norms owing to her fine brilliant record.

Indian women's hockey team skipper rani rampal, who has been conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, on Saturday arrived at Bengaluru's Sports Authority of India wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) kit as a precautionary measure to combat COVID-19.

A superb hat-trick by rani rampal helped Indian women's team beat hosts New Zealand in the first game and go one up in the five-match hockey Test series.

Striker rani rampal will head Indian women hockey's 18-member squad at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The Indian team is grouped in Pool A along with Malaysia, England, South Africa and Wales - against whom they'll begin their campaign on April 5.

Striker rani rampal will head Indian women hockey's 18-member squad at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The Indian team is grouped in Pool A along with Malaysia, England, South Africa and Wales - against whom they'll begin their campaign on April 5.

Indian women's hockey team captain rani rampal expressed her happiness after being conferred with the Padma Shri award 2020 on Monday.

Fifteen year old striker rani rampal is the only Indian to get nomination as FIH announced the list for various Player of the Year categories.

Khel Ratna awardee rani rampal feels that equal opportunities like men's team has contributed tremendously towards the improved performance of the women's hockey team in the past decade.

On their arrival at the hometown, Indian hockey women captain rani rampal and her two team members Navjot Kaur and Navneet Kaur were on Tuesday evening welcomed with garlands of flowers and money amid drum beating by their family members and residents of Shahabad-Markanda town in Kurukshetra district of Haryana.

The Indian hockey eves prevailed 5-4 over world rank 16 Italy in the shoot-out of the first play-off match for the fifth to eighth positions.

Indian women's hockey player rani rampal's career received a major boost after she inked a sponsorship deal with a leading astroturf manufacturer FieldTurf Tarkett India.

The Indian women's hockey team captain rani rampal has been nominated for the 'World Games Athlete of the Year' by the sport's governing body FIH.

Former captain of the Indian women's hockey team, rani rampal, has taken the initiative to foster the growth of promising players by conducting a specialised training camp for strikers. This event is set to take place at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.

A rampaging India stamped their formidable superiority in women's hockey in the region as they steamrolled Sri Lanka 10-0 in the summit clash to clinch gold in the 12th South Asian Games.

Striker rani rampal will lead an 18-member Indian women's team at the Hockey World League Semi-Final to begin on July 8 in Johannesburg. Defender Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam has been named as Rani's deputy for the tournament.

Following India's women hockey team victory over Australia in the quarterfinals, the family members of captain rani rampal, Navjot Kaur, and Navneet Kaur, who belong to Shahabad in Kurukshetra district of Haryana and hockey lovers expressed happiness of the victory.

Indian women's hockey team captain rani rampal on Sunday urged fans to stay at home to 'win' the battle against coronavirus.

India women's hockey team captain rani rampal was proud of the Women in Blue as the team executed their plans well against Australia and booked a historic berth in the final four of the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

rani rampal, the face of Indian women's hockey, shares her inspiring journey from a financially challenged childhood to becoming a Padma Shri awardee in a recent podcast. She reveals how hockey offered financial security and a chance to defy gender stereotypes after being born as the third girl in her family.

rani rampal led from the front and slammed a hat-trick as Indian eves thrashed Malaysia 9-1 in their last league game of the seventh women's Junior Asia Cup.

Impressive performance against higher-ranked New Zealand and Great Britain in upcoming matches will be good preparation in an Olympic year, Indian women's hockey team captain rani rampal said on Wednesday.