Former Indian Women's Hockey Team Captain Rani Rampal Announces Retirement

25.10.2024 - 04:39 sports.ndtv.com

Former Indian women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal announced her retirement on Thursday, ending a glittering 16-year career during which she became an inspiration for beating abject poverty and conservative views at a small town in Haryana where her father worked as a cart-puller.

The-29-year-old will sign off as one of India's most decorated hockey players after leading the women's team to its best-ever finish at the Olympics -- a fourth place at the Tokyo Games in 2021. "It's been an outstanding journey.

I never thought I will play for so long for India. I have seen a lot of poverty from childhood but focus was always to do something, represent the country," she told reporters here.

Hockey India (HI) decided to retire Rani's jersey number 28 to honour her glorious career. She was also given Rs 10 lakh by HI.

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