Suraj Lata Devi

Suraj Lata Devi Waikhom (born 3 January 1981 in Manipur) is the former captain of the India women's national field hockey team and hails from Manipur.

In this Meitei name, the family name is Waikhom and the given name is Suraj Lata. "Devi" is a name suffix.

Suraj Lata Devi
Personal information
Full nameSuraj Lata Devi Waikhom
Born3 January 1981
Manipur, India
Medal record
Women’s Field Hockey
Representing  India
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place1998 BangkokTeam
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester Team
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place2004 New Delhi
Silver medal – second place1999 New Delhi
Champions Challenge
Bronze medal – third place2002 JohannesburgTeam

She led the team to the Gold for three consecutive years: during the 2002 Commonwealth Games (the event which inspired the 2007 Bollywood hit film, Chak De India), the 2003 Afro-Asian Games, and the 2004 Hockey Asia Cup.

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