Vandana Kataria is among nine athletes and the only hockey player this year to be nominated for the President’s Award, which will be conferred by the Hon’ble President of India. Vandana, who hails from Roshanabad in Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, recently completed 250 international matches for India. She has been a part of an experienced attack line for the Indian women’s team and has been a part of many important exploits for India. She also became the first Indian female player to score a hat-trick of goals in an Olympic Games match.
She was a part of India’s historic fourth-place finish at the Tokyo Olympics and has been a part of India’s gold medal victories in many other achievements including the Asian Champions Trophy in 2016, the Asia Cup in 2017, the Asian Games bronze in 2014 and silver in 2018. The double Olympian started her career playing for the Railway Sports Promotion Board and made it to the Indian junior women’s team in 2006.
The versatile forward was the country’s top scorer at the FIH Hockey Junior World Cup Women’s 2013 in Monchengladbach, Germany where India won a bronze medal. In the same year, Vandana became part of the team that won the bronze medal at the 8th Women’s Asia Cup in Malaysia.
Hockey India on Wednesday congratulated Vandana Kataria on being nominated for the prestigious Padma Shri award.
Congratulating Vandana on being nominated for the prestigious Padma Shri award, Hockey India President Gyanendra Ningombam said, “It is a very proud moment for women’s hockey. I congratulate Vandana on being nominated for the prestigious Padma Shri award. She has been one of the most experienced players in the women’s hockey team and has been a part of the rise of women’s hockey at the world level over the past decade and I wish she continues to do her best for the national team.”
Vandana Kataria Achievements
Bronze at the 2013 Moenchengladbach Junior World Cup
Bronze at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games
Gold in 2017 Gifu Asian Cup
Silver at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games
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