Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Sunelita Toppo has been selected in the Indian women’s hockey squad for the Ai
chi-Nagoya Asian Games, to be held in Japan from September 18 to October 2.
The 19-year-old Sunelita, who was part of the Indian team that won the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy in Rajgir two years ago, plays as a midfielder and forward.
Jharkhand’s Salima Tete will lead the 20-member squad.
INDIAN SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Savita Punia, Bichu Devi Kharibam
Defenders: Ishika Chaudhary, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Lalthantluangi, Jyoti, Shilpi Dabas
Midfielders: Nikki Pradhan, Sakshi Rana, Sunelita Toppo, Salima Tete (c), Neha, Deepika Soreng
Forwards: Lalremsiami Hmarzote, Rutuja Pisal, Navneet Kaur, Deepika, Ishika, Baljeet Kaur, Beauty Dungdung.