Experienced 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.
Debut in 2012 🏑
168 caps 😍
*COUNTLESS MEMORIES*
Congratulations, Namita Toppo on a tremendous profession. One of the most effective Midfielders of the Indian Hockey Team has introduced her retirement from Hockey in the present day.
Wishing her all the most effective in future! pic.twitter.com/XndVypjIZc
— Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) September 15, 2022
The 27-year-old Toppo, hailing from Sundargarh District of Odisha, was a part of the Indian workforce that received bronze and silver medals within the 2014 and 2018 Asian Games respectively. “The last 10 years have definitely been the best years of my life. I had a dream to play for my country at the biggest stages and I am so happy that I have been able to achieve my dreams,” Toppo mentioned in a Hockey India launch.
“I hope I have made a huge impact and I am very thrilled to see the way the Indian Women’s Hockey Team has progressed in the last decade. I will keep cheering and supporting for the team while I move on to a new chapter in my life.”
Toppo is a product of the Sports Hostel, Panposh, Rourkela. She first represented her state workforce in 2007 and her performances in home competitions noticed her getting chosen for U-18 Girls Asia Cup in Bangkok, Thailand in 2011 the place India received a bronze medal. She was first chosen to characterize the senior nationwide workforce in 2012 within the FIH Champions Challenge I in Dublin.
She was part of the Indian junior workforce which received bronze on the 2013 FIH Women’s Junior World Cup in Mönchengladbach, Germany. Toppo took half in main tournaments like FIH Women’s World League Round 2 in 2013 the place India received gold, third Women’s Asian Champions Trophy in 2013 the place India received a silver.
She additionally took half within the 2014 Commonwealth Games, 2014 Asian Games the place India received a bronze and the 2016 Rio Olympics. Hockey India congratulated the two-time Asian Games medallist for her contribution to the port within the nation’s recreation. “Namita has a made a humungous contribution to Indian hockey. Apart from giving everything on the field, Namita has also been a perfect role-model for the youngsters in the team,” nationwide workforce chief coach Janneke Schopman mentioned.
“Not many players get a chance to play 168 matches for their national teams and Namita has earned each one of those caps. Apart from being a great hockey player Toppo is one of the kindest people I know. She is very thoughtful and she always put the team first.”
