Namita Toppo

Namita Toppo (also Namita Toppo) is an Indian woman hockey player from Odisha in mid-fielder position. She belongs to Jaurumal village, Rajgangpur Block, Sundargarh District of Odisha. She is daughter of Thobo Toppo (father) and Chakravarthy Toppo (mother). She is a product of Sports Hostel, Panposh, Rourkela, Odisha.

She has 97 international caps and 4 goals.

International

• Helped India win the bronze medal in the Girls U-18 Asia Cup Hockey Championship at Bangkok, Thailand (Sept 25, 2011).
• Represented Indian senior women`s hockey team in the FIH World League (Round 2) at New Delhi from February 18 to 24,

2013.

• She was a part of the Indian team that made history by winning the bronze medal for the first time in Women`s Junior Hockey

World Cup at Monchengladbach in Germany on July 4, 2013.

• Represented the country in the 3rd Women's Asian Champions Trophy in Japan in 2013.
• Represented the country in the 8th Women's Asia Cup in Malaysia in 2013.
• Represented the country in the FIH Champions Challenge 1 in Glasgow in 2014.
• She was a member of the Indian team that won the women's hockey test series 6-0 against Malaysia held at Kualalumpur

from June 9 to 17, 2014.

• She was part of the Indian women team that finished fifth in the 20th Commonwealth Games, held in Glasgow from July 23 to

August 3, 2014.

• She was a member of the Indian women hockey team that won the bronze medal in the 17th Asian Games at Incheon ([[South

Korea]]) on October 1, 2014.

• She was a member of the Indian women team that finished seventh in the Hawkes Bay Cup Tournament, held at Hastings in

New Zealand from April 11 to 19, 2015.

• She was a member of Indian women hockey team that won five matches, drew one and lost two on its South Africa tour, which

took place from Feb 20 to March 1, 2016.

• She was a member of the India team that finished sixth in the Hawkes Bay Cup Women Hockey Festival, held at Hasting in

New Zealand from April 2 to 10, 2016.

• She was selected for Rio Olympics, Brazil, 2016.

National

• Represented Orissa in the Women's National Games in 2010 (Runners up)
• Represented Orissa in the Sub-junior National Championships in 2008 (3rd position).
• Represented Orissa in the National Inter-School Games in 2008 (3rd) and 2011 (Champion).
• Represented Orissa in the National School Games in 2009 (Champion) and 2011
• Represented Orissa in the National Rural Games in 2009 (Champion).
• Participated in the Junior Nehru Cup Tournament in 2007, 2008, 2009 (Champions), 2010 (3rd position).
• Represented Orissa in the Senior National Championship in 2011 (3rd position).
• Selected by Hockey India to join the Senior National Women Coaching Camp to be held at Major Dhyan Chand National

Stadium in New Delhi from December 27 to February 15, 2011.

• Made her international debut during the FIH Champions Challenge 1 in Dublin in 2012.
• Played her 50th international match against South Africa at the 20th Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland on

July 30, 2014. She achieved the feat in a period of 2 years.

• On August 11, 2014, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited felicitated with a cash award of Rs 1 lalkh for helping India win bronze

medal in the 2013 Junior Women HockeyWorld Cup in Germany.

• Odisha Cricket Association on Oct 2, 2014 announced a cash award of Rs 10,000 for Namita for helping India win the bronze

medal in the 17th Asian Games at Incheon.

• Odisha government on October 10, 2014 announced a cash award of Rs 75,000 lakh for Namita for helping India win

women`s bronze medal in the 17th Asian Games at Incheon.

• She was felicitated with the Asunta Lakra Award for Upcoming Player of the Year 2014 (Women Under-21) and a purse of Rs

10 lakh by Hockey India in its annual award function at New Delhi on March 28, 2015.

• On July 26, 2016, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik directed Odisha Mining Corporation to provide her a special incentive of Rs 10

lakh for participation in Rio Olympic Games.