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Rani Rampal

Hockey, Diversity, Olympics, Resilience

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Rani Rampal is an Indian field hockey player. Discovered young, Rani made the remarkable transition from being a rickshaw puller's daughter to eventually captain the Indian national hockey team. At the age of 15, she was the youngest player in the national team which participated in the 2010 World Cup. 
She completed her schooling but was not able to get the graduate degree due to practice sessions and matches which were lined up. She played as a forward on the team. Over the course of her career she played 212 international matches and scored 134 goals.  She is also well known as a striker who often doubled up as a mid-fielder. In 2020, the Government of India honoured her with the Padma Shri. She is currently a coach.

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