Surajlata Devi Waikhom

The native form of this personal name is Waikhom Surajlata Devi. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
In this Meitei name, the family name is Waikhom and the given name is Surajlata. "Devi" is a name suffix.
Surajlata Devi
Personal information
Full nameSurajlata Devi Waikhom
Born (1981-01-03) 3 January 1981
Manipur, India
Medal record
Women's Field Hockey
Representing  India
Asian Games
1998 Bangkok Team
Commonwealth Games
2002 Manchester Team
Asia Cup
2004 New Delhi
1999 New Delhi
Champions Challenge
2002 Johannesburg Team

Surajlata Devi Waikhom (Meitei: Waikhom Surajlata Devi, born 3 January 1981 in Manipur) is an Indian former field hockey player, who represented the India women's national field hockey team. She served as the captain of the India women's national field hockey team and hails from Manipur. She received the Arjuna Award in 2003.[1]

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.

References

  1. ^ "Arjuna Awardees". Sainercimphal. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
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