Sumrai Tete (born 15 November 1979) is a member of the

India women's national field hockey team The Indian women's national field hockey team (nicknamed the ''Nabhvarna'') represents India in international field hockey, and is governed by Hockey India. Nabhvarna are currently ranked 6th in the FIH World Rankings, and are ranked as the ...

. She played with the team when it won the Gold at the

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2002 Commonwealth Games. In the year 2017, she was honoured with the prestigious

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by the

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for her achievements and contribution to

Field hockey in India Field hockey in India refers to two teams, the India men's national field hockey team and the India women's national field hockey team. In July 2018, Indian state Odisha wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to declare field ...

. She is the brand ambassador of Hockey in her state Jharkhand. The Chief Minister Raghubar Das also announced that she will be training the State level hockey players.

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