Bimal Lakra (born 4 May 1980) is a former Indian

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shootin ...

player who played as a

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for

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. He was part of the team that won the silver medal at the

2002 Asian Games The 2002 Asian Games ( ko, 2002년 아시아 경기대회/2002년 아시안 게임, Icheoni-nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheoni-nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the XIV Asian Games ( ko, 제14회 아시아 경기대회/제14회 아시안 � ...

. Lakra's younger brother

Birendra Lakra Birendra Lakra (born 3 February 1990) is an Indian professional field hockey player. He represents India in men's field hockey and recently came out of retirement alongside Rupinderpal Singh and will be the Captain of Indian team in the Asia Cup ...

and younger sister Asunta Lakra have also represented India in field hockey.

References

External links

Player profile at Hockey India
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lakra, Bimal 1980 births Living people People from Simdega district Indian male field hockey players Field hockey players from Jharkhand Asian Games silver medalists for India Asian Games medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games