In this Meitei name, the family name is Pukhrambam and the given name is Sushila. "Chanu" is a name suffix.

Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam (born 25 February 1992) is an Indian field hockey player from Manipur. A former captain of Indian national team, she played her 250th international match in 22 February 2025.[1] She plays as a halfback for the team.

Early life

Chanu was born in Imphal, Manipur, to Pukhrambam Shyamsundar and Pukhrambam Ongbi Lata.[2] Her father is a driver and her mother is a home maker. Her great grandfather, Pukhrambam Angangcha was a successful polo player. Chanu has an elder sister and a younger brother. Her interest in sports began when she accompanied her father to watch a football match during the 1999 National Games hosted in Manipur.[2]

Chanu began playing hockey at the stadium the age of eleven, having been encouraged by her uncle to pick up the sport.[3] He got her enrolled at the Posterior Hockey Academy in Manipur in 2002. She began playing in the Inter-school tournaments, and was subsequently selected for the team participating in Sub-junior and Junior National Hockey Championships, where she caught the attention of the national selection committee.[3] She is employed in the Central Mumbai Railway since 2010 and is a senior ticket collector. She resides in the Railways quarters in Sion, Mumbai.[4][5]

Career

2008–2013: Junior career and World Cup bronze

Chanu made her international debut at the 2008 Women's Hockey Junior Asia Cup, held in Kuala Lumpur, where India won a bronze medal. In 2009, she was dropped out of the team and she used that time to graduate from the Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy, completing her course. She later, joined the joined Central Railways, Mumbai.[3]

She led the Indian junior team to a bronze medal finish at the 2013 Junior World Cup at Mönchengladbach, Germany.[6] Later, she made her debut in the senior national team, and was part of the squad that won the bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games held at Incheon.

Senior India career, captaincy and Olympic debut

Chanu was part of the team that reached the semifinals of the 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League held at Antwerp, Belgium. On returning home, Chanu along with Anuradha Thokchom and Lily Chanu Mayengbam given a warm reception in their hometown.[7]

Ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympics, Chanu was named the captain of the national team.[8] She led the team at the four-nation tournament in Australia that was held in May.[2] Prior to the Olympics, she suffered a major knee injury and returned to training after eight weeks rehab. She captained the women's team that played Olympics after a gap of 36 years, after qualifying in Antwerp.[4]

She played her 150th international match in Madrid, Spain during the Indian national team's June 2018 tour of Spain.[9]

Awards

She received the Arjuna Award from the President of India on 9 January 2024.[10][11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Sushila Chanu celebrates 250th international cap for Indian women's team". thebridge.in. 22 February 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Aggarwal, Shreeda (13 July 2016). "Know Your Olympian: Sushila Chanu, The Women's Hockey Team Captain". The Quint. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Mangang, Prabin (28 August 2016). "Manipur's Rising Star – Sushila Chanu". Manipur Times. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  4. ^ a b Ray, Sarit (28 September 2016). "Ahead of Dhoni biopic, meet Sushila Chanu, Indian women's hockey captain". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Ahead of Dhoni biopic, meet Sushila Chanu, Indian women's hockey captain". Hindustan Times. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Junior hockey skipper Chanu eager to inspire peers". Hindustan Times. 8 August 2013. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  7. ^ "3 key Indian women hockey team members from Manipur felicitated". E-Pao. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Sushila to lead Indian women's hockey team in Rio Olympics". Business Standard. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Indian defender Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam completes 150 international caps". Sportstar. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  10. ^ Digital Desk, Northeast Live (20 December 2023). "Manipur athletes Naorem Roshibina Devi and Pukhrambam Sushila Chanu to be conferred Arjuna Awards 2023". Northeast Live. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Manipur's Sushila Chanu, Roshibina Devi nominated for 2023 Arjuna Award". India Today NE. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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