Salima Tete

Salima Tete (born 26 December 2001) is an Indian field hockey player.[1][2]

Salima Tete
Salima Tete at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Born (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001
Simdega, Jharkhand, India
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Railways
Senior career
Years Team
Hockey Jharkhand
Railways
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
India U21
2016– India 87 (8)
Medal record
Representing  India
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouTeam
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 BirminghamTeam
Asia Cup
Bronze medal – third place2022 Muscat
FIH Nations Cup
Gold medal – first place2022 Spain
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Buenos Aires Team

Early life and background

Tete is from a village in the Simdega district of Jharkhand. Both her parents work as farmers. Her father also played hockey.[3]

Career

She made her debut for the national side in 2017 against Belarus.[4]

At the 2018 Youth Olympic games, she was the captain of the Indian side, which went on to win a silver medal.[5]

In 2021, she was selected in the Indian squad for the Tokyo Olympics.[6]

References
  1. "Determined to Perform Consistently for Indian Women's Hockey Team: Salima Tete". News18. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. Patwardhan, Deepti (4 May 2021). "The Olympics dreams of Jharkhand's hockey queens". Mintlounge. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  3. Kumar, Mrituanjay. "Hockey players Nikki Pradhan, Salima Tete selected for Olympics". The Pioneer. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. "Tokyo Olympics 2020: Postponement gives Indian women's hockey team scope to improve, says midfielder Salima Tete". Firstpost. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. Gupta, K. A. (18 June 2021). "Two girls from Jharkhand in Tokyo Olympics hockey team | Ranchi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  6. Sadanandam, Abishek (24 June 2021). "A look at the Indian women's hockey team going to the Tokyo Olympics". thebridge.in. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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