Savita Punia

Vijay Amritraj received the Padma Bhushan, while Rohit Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur and others were awarded the Padma Shri at the Padma Awards 2026.

India's veteran goalkeeper Savita Punia has hinted that she may retire from the sport after winning the Asian Games gold this year and securing automatic qualification for the LA Olympics 2028.

Midfielder Salima Tete has been chosen as the new captain of the Indian women's hockey squad for the FIH Pro League matches in England and Belgium. Navneet Kaur has been selected as Tete's deputy.

It was a heartbreaking day for the Indian women's hockey team as they missed out on making it to the Paris Olympics after losing to Japan in the third place match in the FIH Olympic Qualifiers.

India women's hockey team are desperate to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics, India captain Savita has revealed. Savita said that the qualifiers is a do-or-die tournament for the Indian team.

Women who left a mark on the world of sports this year

India's wait for a gold medal in women's hockey at the Asian Games continues after they lost 4-0 to China in the semi-final on Thursday, October 5. China defeated India 4-0 on the day as Savita Punia and Co will now fight for bronze medal.

The Indian women's hockey team opened their 2023 Asian Games campaign with a 13-0 victory over Singapore in Hangzhou.

Adjudged the FIH Goalkeeper of the Year a second time, Savita Punia is moving from strength to strength

India's PR Sreejesh and Savita Punia were voted FIH Men's and Women's Goalkeeper of the Year respectively for the second year running, on the back of their strong shows under the bar.

Putting behind the controversial semifinal defeat, India secured third place in the tournament following a 2-1 win in the shootout against New Zealand after the teams were tied 1-1 at the end of regulation time.

Savita Punia-led Indian side secured third place in the tournament following a 2-1 win in the shootout after the teams were tied 1-1 at the end of regulation time.

Commonwealth Games 2022: India captain Savita Punia and coach Janneke Schopman responded to the shootout controversy where Australia were given the chance to retake a missed penalty because the officals had not switched on the shot clock.

Rani Rampal misses out from India's squad for the FIH Women's World Cup as yet to achieve full fitness. Savita Punia will lead the 18-member squad for the tournament, starting July 1.

Rajini Etimarpu, Mahima Chaudhary and Rajwinder Kaur have been named as standbys for the upcoming tournament.

Hockey Women's World Cup: India have been drawn alongside England, New Zealand and China. The premier tournament, which will be played in July in Spain and the Netherlands, will have 4 groups of 4 teams each.

Indian women's hockey team goalkeeper Savita Punia revealed that coach Sjoerd Marijne was unhappy after the team suffered a defeat at the hands of Great Britain in the Tokyo Olympics.

India's Harmanpreet Singh and Gurjit Kaur won men's and women's the best player awards respectively while PR Sreejesh and Savita won the men's and women's best goalkeeper awards.

After a dream run at Tokyo Olympics, India hockey players and support staff made the shortlist of all the categories in the International Hockey Federation's Player of the Year awards.

Tokyo Olympics: India women's hockey team may not have won a medal at the Olympics but it caught the imagination of a cricket-hungry nation. From humble beginnings, the girls rallied against odds and gave it their in the Japanese capital.