Hockey India congratulates Vandana Katariya on being named for Padma Shri award

Hockey India on Wednesday congratulated Vandana Katariya on being named for the prestigious Padma Shri awardThe 29yearold is among nine athletes and the lone hockey player this year who has been named for the award which will be conferred by the President of IndiaThis is a very proud moment for womens hockey I congratulate Vandana on being named for the prestigious Padma Shri award She has been one of the most experienced players in the womens hockey team and has been part of the rise of womens hockey at the world level over the past decade and I wish she continues to perform her best for the national team Gyanendro Ningombam President Hockey India said as per an official releaseVandana Katariya one of the stars and stalwarts of the Indian Womens Hockey Team It is with immense delight that we congratulate her as she has been conferred with Padma Shri Award on our 73rd Republic Day Take a bow Vandana Katariya IndiaKaGame pictwittercombImaRMzNWtmdash Hockey India TheHockeyIndia January 25 2022Vandana who hails from Roshnabad in Haridwar district of Uttrakhand recently completed her 250 international caps for India She has been part of an experienced attacking line for the Indian Womens team and has been part of Indias several significant feats She also became the first Indian womens player to score a hattrick of goals in an Olympic Games matchShe was part of Indias historic fourth place finish at the Tokyo Olympics and has also been part of Indias Gold medal win at the Asian Champions Trophy in 2016 Asia Cup in 2017 Asian Games Bronze in 2014 and Silver in 2018 among several other achievements The double Olympian started her career playing for the Railway Sports Promotion Board and made it to the Indian Junior Womens team in 2006The versatile forward was the countrys top scorer at the FIH Hockey Junior World Cup Women 2013 in Monchengladbach Germany where India won a Bronze Medal The same year saw Vandana being a part of the team that won the Bronze Medal at the 8th Womens Asia Cup in MalaysiaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever