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    My goal is to improve my fitness, skills: Pratap Lakra on call-up to senior hockey national camp
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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: 453
    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.”

    TAGS Pratap Lakra Pratap Lakra Hockey India Senior Men National Madhya Pradesh Hockey Gangpur Odisha Panposh Sports Hostel Johor Cup Nations Invitational South Central Railway Senior Nationals Birendra Lakra Rupinder Pal Singh
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