Skilled hockey midfielder Namita Toppo, who has performed greater than 150 worldwide matches after making her senior India debut in 2012, on Thursday determined to name time on her profession.
The 27-year-old Toppo, hailing from Sundargarh District of Odisha, was a part of the Indian group that received bronze and silver medals within the 2014 and 2018 Asian Video games respectively.
"The final 10 years have positively been the most effective years of my life. I had a dream to play for my nation on the largest phases and I'm so comfortable that I've been capable of obtain my desires," Toppo stated in a Hockey India launch.
"I hope I've made a big impact and I'm very thrilled to see the way in which the Indian Girls's Hockey Workforce has progressed within the final decade. I'll hold cheering and supporting for the group whereas I transfer on to a brand new chapter in my life."
Toppo is a product of the Sports activities Hostel, Panposh, Rourkela. She first represented her state group in 2007 and her performances in home competitions noticed her getting chosen for U-18 Women Asia Cup in Bangkok, Thailand in 2011 the place India received a bronze medal. She was first chosen to symbolize the senior nationwide group in 2012 within the FIH Champions Problem I in Dublin.
She was part of the Indian junior group which received bronze on the 2013 FIH Girls's Junior World Cup in Mönchengladbach, Germany. Toppo took half in main tournaments like FIH Girls’s World League Spherical 2 in 2013 the place India received gold, and third Girls’s Asian Champions Trophy in 2013 the place India received a silver.
She additionally took half within the 2014 Commonwealth Video games, the 2014 Asian Video games the place India received a bronze and the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Hockey India congratulated the two-time Asian Video games medallist for her contribution to the game.
"Namita has made a humungous contribution to Indian hockey. Other than giving all the pieces on the sphere, Namita has additionally been an ideal position mannequin for the kids within the group," nationwide group chief coach Janneke Schopman stated.
"Not many gamers get an opportunity to play 168 matches for his or her nationwide groups and Namita has earned every a type of caps. Other than being an important hockey participant, Toppo is likely one of the kindest individuals I do know. She may be very considerate and he or she at all times put the group first."
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