Veteran hockey midfielder Namita Toppo, who has performed greater than 150 worldwide matches since making her senior India debut in 2012, on Thursday determined to bid adieu to her profession.
debut in 2012
168 caps
*numerous recollections*Congratulations Namita Toppo, for a beautiful profession. One of the perfect midfielders of the Indian hockey group has introduced his retirement from hockey immediately.
Best needs to him sooner or later! pic.twitter.com/XndVypjIZc
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) September 15, 2022
The 27-year-old Toppo, who hails from Odisha’s Sundargarh district, was a part of the Indian group that gained bronze and silver medals on the 2014 and 2018 Asian Games respectively. “The final 10 years have undoubtedly been the perfect years of my life. “It was my dream to play for my country at the highest level and I am very happy that I was able to achieve my dreams,” Toppo mentioned in a Hockey India launch.
“I hope I’ve made a big impact and am thrilled to see the best way the Indian ladies’s hockey group has progressed over the previous decade. As I transfer in the direction of a brand new chapter in my life, I’ll proceed to cheer and assist the group.
Toppo Sports Hostel is a product of Panposh, Rourkela. She first represented her state group in 2007 and her performances in home competitions noticed her chosen for the Under-18 Girls Asia Cup in Bangkok, Thailand in 2011, the place India gained the bronze medal. He was first chosen to signify the senior nationwide group on the FIH Champions Challenge I in Dublin in 2012.
She was a part of the Indian junior group that gained a bronze medal on the 2013 FIH Women’s Junior World Cup in Monchengladbach, Germany. Toppo participated in main tournaments such because the FIH Women’s World League Round 2 in 2013 the place India gained gold, the third Women’s Asian Champions Trophy in 2013 the place India gained silver.
He additionally participated in 2014 Commonwealth Games, 2014 Asian Games the place India gained bronze and 2016 Rio Olympics. Hockey India congratulated the two-time Asian Games medalist for his contribution to the port within the nation’s sport. Namita has contributed so much to Indian Hockey. Apart from giving all the things on the sphere, Namita has additionally been a role-model for the kids within the group,” mentioned nationwide group head coach Janneke Schopman.
“Many gamers do not get an opportunity to play 168 matches for his or her nationwide groups and Namita has earned every of these caps. Apart from being an ideal hockey participant, Toppo is among the kindest folks I do know. She could be very considerate and he or she all the time places the group first.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
