Umesh Vasan Parag (born 15 August 1971) is a former

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player from New Zealand, who finished in eighth position with the Men's National Team,

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d ''Black Sticks'', at the

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, Spain. He won a silver medal with the team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in

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. Parag plays locally for Wellington, and was also a member of the national squad competing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was born and raised in Wellington.

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