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Young Indian Striker Lalremsiami has made it to the 16-member Indian Women's Hockey Squad that will be participating in the Tokyo Olympics. She is one of the eight debutants in the women's hockey squad for the Tokyo Olympics. Lalremsiami is quite hopeful of winning a medal in Japan. The 21-year-old striker told the press, "The team has worked hard and made many sacrifices for the Olympics due to the current COVID-19 pandemic situation".
Lalremsiami is quite excited about being selected for the Games as she had promised her late father to play in the Olympics.
"We won't waste the hard work and sacrifices we all have made at the camp. We will give our best in Tokyo. We have been getting wonderful support from the fans and I hope we make them proud by winning a medal at the Tokyo Olympics," Lalremsiami was quoted saying by the ANI.
Today we are here to tell you about this wonderful hockey player. Scroll down to read more.
1.
Lalremsiami
was
born
on
30
March
2000,
into
a
family
of
agriculturists
in
Kolasib,
a
small
town
in
Aizawl,
Mizoram.
2.
Her
mother
Lazarmawii
is
a
homemaker
while
her
father
Late
Lalthansanga
Zote
was
a
farmer.
3.
When
Lalremsiami
was
barely
11,
she
was
selected
by
a
hockey
academy
in
Thenzawl.
The
academy
was
run
by
the
government
of
Mizoram.
4.
"I
was
introduced
to
hockey
in
a
playground
near
my
house,
and
as
soon
as
my
school
hockey
coach
saw
me
playing,
he
selected
me
for
the
school
team.
When
I
was
ten,
I
played
my
first
inter-school
tournament,
and
won
the
Best
Hockey
Player
award,
along
with
Rs.
500
cash
prize.
So,
that's
how
my
love
affair
with
this
beautiful
game
started," she
was
quoted
talking
about
her
initial
journey
to
the
world
of
hockey.
5.
After
playing
for
a
few
years,
she
was
selected
by
the
National
Hockey
Academy,
New
Delhi.
6.
During
her
initial
days
in
New
Delhi,
she
struggled
to
speak
and
understand
Hindi.
However,
she
gradually
picked
up
the
language
with
the
help
of
her
teammates
who
called
her
'Siami'.
7.
Her
father
always
supported
her
dream
of
playing
hockey.
She
said,
"I
spent
five
years
of
my
life
training
in
Thenzawl
before
I
moved
to
Delhi
in
2016.
When
I
was
leaving
my
home,
I
told
my
dad
that
I
will
represent
India
one
day,
and
here
I
am
today!
I
did
face
a
lot
of
challenges
during
my
early
days.
The
only
source
of
income
for
my
family
was
farming,
but
it
was
my
dad
who
supported
me
and
encouraged
me
to
pursue
my
dreams."
8.
Lalremsiami
was
a
part
of
the
Under-18
Indian
side
player
team
that
went
for
the
Asia
Cup
2016.
She
was
later
selected
for
the
senior
team
by
Balraj
Singh
Saini,
the
coach
of
the
Junior
Team.
9.
At
the
2018
World
Cup,
she
was
a
part
of
an
18-member
squad
representing
India.
She
played
as
the
youngest
player
of
the
country.
10.
At
the
Asian
Games
held
right
after
the
World
Cup,
Lalremsiami
won
a
silver
medal.
This
made
her
the
first
sportsperson
from
Mizoram
to
win
an
Asian
Medal.
11.
During
the
FIH
women's
Series
Finals,
Lalremsiami
lost
her
father.
But
she
still
chose
to
play
as
she
believed
her
father
wanted
her
to
play
and
win
for
India.
"That
was
the
toughest
moment
of
my
life.
Instead
of
going
back,
I
decided
to
stay
back
and
help
the
team
win
the
knockout
game
to
reach
the
final
of
the
tournament.
That's
what
my
dad
wanted
for
me,
to
represent
India
and
to
win
a
medal
at
the
Olympics,
and
those
matches
were
very
important
for
us,
in
order
to
qualify
for
the
marquee
event.
I
wanted
to
make
him
proud,
and
I
am
pretty
sure
he
would
be
proud
of
me
today.
But
the
job
isn't
done
yet
because
I
am
yet
to
win
a
medal."
12.
Her
determination
to
play
for
her
country
and
help
her
team
members
became
an
inspiration
for
others.
Later
she
became
the
first
women
player
in
the
country
to
win
the
FIH
Rising
Star
of
the
year
2019
award.
13.
She
gave
the
credits
to
her
team
members
for
winning
the
award.
She
told,
"I
won
the
award
because
of
the
support
I
got
from
the
entire
team,
so
this
award
belongs
to
them
as
much
as
it's
mine."
We wish all the best to Lalremsiami and hope that she fulfills her father's dream of winning a medal for the country.
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