Suraj Lata Devi

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Suraj Lata Devi
Personal information
Born3 January 1981
Medal record
Women’s Field Hockey
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester Team
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 2004 New Delhi Team
Champions Challenge
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Johannesburg Team

Suraj Lata Devi (born 3 January 1981 in Manipur) is the former captain of the India women's national field hockey team and hails from Manipur.

She led the team to the Gold for three consecutive years: during the 2002 Commonwealth Games (the event which inspired the 2007 Bollywood hit film, Chak De India), the 2003 Afro-Asian Games, and the 2004 Hockey Asia Cup.

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