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Hockey India Felicitates Vandana Katariya And Lalit Upadhyay For Their Stellar Careers
The felicitation took place in Rajgir on the sidelines of the ongoing Men’s Asia Cup, Rajgir, Bihar 2025. As a token of appreciation, Hockey India presented cheques of Rs 5 lakh each to Vandana and Lalit, acknowledging their dedication and service to the national teams.
Vandana, who officially retired in April, concluded a glittering career spanning more than 15 years. With 320 international caps and 158 goals, she departs as the most-capped player in Indian women’s hockey history. Since her senior team debut in 2009, Vandana has been at the forefront of Indian hockey’s biggest milestones, most memorably India’s historic fourth-place finish at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, where she became the first and only Indian woman to score a hat-trick at the Games.
