information of hockey player Suraj Lata
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Suraj Lata Devi (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), the 2003 Afro-Asian Games, and the 2004 Hockey Asia Cup.
Who would have imagined that in her first assignment as a skipper, the workhorse of Indian team Suraj Lata Devi would fetch gold medal for India.Suraj Lata Devi is highly respected by her team members not only as a captain but also for her fantastic play. She can cover a lot of ground in the defences and is a clean tackier.
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Suraj Lata Devi is the captain of Indian Women hockey team. Who would have imagined that in her first assignment as a skipper, the workhorse of Indian team Suraj Lata Devi would fetch gold medal for India.
She belongs to a sporting family but her father is an accountant in the Manipur government. She got her breakthrough when she was selected to join the S.A.I, hostel in Impale. Slowly and steadily, by dint of her hard labour, she made entry into the national camp as a centre-forward player. But, very soon, she showed equal potential in the mid-field.
Suraj Lata Devi is highly respected by her team members not only as a captain but also for her fantastic play. She can cover a lot of ground in the defences and is a clean tackier.