Sumit Walmiki
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
20 December 1996 Sonipat, Haryana, India[1] | ||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | ONGC | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Punjab SC | |||
| Petroleum Sports Promotion Board | |||
| ONGC | |||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2014–2016 | India U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2017– | India | 151 | (8) |
| Last updated on: 5 August 2021 | |||
Sumit Walmiki (born 20 December 1996), known mononymously as Sumit, is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for the Indian national team.[3][4]
Hailing from Haryana, Sumit was part of the Indian squad that won the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup.[5] He made his senior team debut at the 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.[6] He won the gold medal as part of the Indian team at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sumit draws inspiration from hockey stars Sardar, Manpreet". DNA India. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "SUMIT". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "As hockey regains its place in the sun, Bengal experts rue lack of basic infra". The Times of India. 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Haryana CM announces Rs 4 crore for Ravi Dahiya, Rs 2.5 crore each for Surender Kumar and Sumit Walmiki". The Indian Express. 5 August 2021.
- ^ Vasavda, Mihir (18 December 2016). "Hockey Junior World Cup: Fathers at wheel the driving force for seven in team". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Hockey World League Semi-finals: India's Rupinder Pal Singh, SK Uthappa ruled out of tournament". Firstpost. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Asian Games Results". 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
External links
[edit]- Sumit at Hockey India
- Sumit Walmiki at the International Hockey Federation
- Sumit Walmiki at Olympics.com
- Sumit Walmiki at Olympedia
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