Indian Women's Hockey Team

Deepika’s rise from a small town in Haryana to leading India’s triumph at the 2024 Women’s Asian Champions Trophy tells a story of determination.

Pritam Rani Siwach, former captain of the Indian women’s hockey team, started an academy for underprivileged girls in Sonepat, Haryana. Her academy has produced Olympians like Neha Goyal, Nisha Warsi and Sharmila Devi, and given hundreds of others an education and a secure livelihood.

Indian women's hockey team's Rani Rampal from Haryana is the recipient of the Padma Shri, Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards.

Rani Rampal, Savita Punia, Gurjit Kaur, Lalremsiami, Vandana Katariya, Salima Tete, Deep Grace Ekka and Sushila Chanu — meet eight hockey queens who stormed into a historic semi-final at the Tokyo Olympics.