Salima Tete

Salima Tete
Salima Tete at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Born (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001
Simdega, Jharkhand, India
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career
Years Team
Hockey Jharkhand
Railways
2025– Soorma Hockey Club
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
India U21 {{{nationalcaps(goals)1}}}
2016– India 145 (16)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Asia Cup
Silver medal – second place 2025 Hangzhou
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Muscat
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2023 Ranchi
Gold medal – first place 2024 Rajgir
FIH Nations Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Spain
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Buenos Aires Team

Salima Tete (born 26 December 2001) is an Indian field hockey player.[1][2] On 2 May 2023, she was named as the captain of the India women's national field hockey team.[3]

Early life and background

Tete is from a village in the Simdega district of Jharkhand. Both her parents work as farmers. Her father also played hockey.[4][5]

Career

She made her debut for the national side in 2017 against Belarus.[6]

At the 2018 Youth Olympic games, she was the captain of the Indian side, which went on to win a silver medal.[7]

In 2021, she was selected in the Indian squad for the Tokyo Olympics.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Determined to Perform Consistently for Indian Women's Hockey Team: Salima Tete". News18. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ Patwardhan, Deepti (4 May 2021). "The Olympics dreams of Jharkhand's hockey queens". Mintlounge. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Salima takes baton from Savita as India captain". The Times of India. 3 May 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. ^ Kumar, Mrituanjay. "Hockey players Nikki Pradhan, Salima Tete selected for Olympics". The Pioneer. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. ^ "From back of beyond to front and centre: How progressive thinking turned rural Jharkhand into India's women's hockey hotspot". The Indian Express. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Tokyo Olympics 2020: Postponement gives Indian women's hockey team scope to improve, says midfielder Salima Tete". Firstpost. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  7. ^ Gupta, K. A. (18 June 2021). "Two girls from Jharkhand in Tokyo Olympics hockey team | Ranchi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  8. ^ Sadanandam, Abishek (24 June 2021). "A look at the Indian women's hockey team going to the Tokyo Olympics". thebridge.in. Retrieved 5 July 2021.