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My Goal Is To Improve My Fitness, Skills: Pratap Lakra On Call-up To Senior Hockey National Camp

By IANS News May 05, 2025 • 14:24 PM View: 537

Hockey India Senior Men National: For Pratap Lakra, the path to the Indian senior men’s hockey camp has been anything but linear. The 24-year-old defender from Sundargarh, Odisha - a district known for producing hockey stalwarts - has scripted a powerful comeback story after his career derailed during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lakra is only one of the two new faces in the ongoing senior national camp, which is a testament to his grit and resurgence. The call-up follows a standout performance at the 15th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2025, where he played a key role in taking Madhya Pradesh to a Silver-medal finish.

“It was not easy to come back after the lockdown,” Lakra reflects. “I lost fitness and momentum. For a while, it felt like everything I’d worked for was slipping away. But I didn’t give up - I kept training, kept showing up.”

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