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'''Beauty Dungdung''' (21 July 2003)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beauty Dungdung Profile |url=https://www.hockeyindia.org/players/beauty-dungdung-profile-5188 |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=Hockey India |language=en}}</ref> is an [[Indian people|Indian]] field hockey player and member of [[India women's national field hockey team|Indian women hockey team]]. She plays for Indian Oil Corporation Limited in the domestic hockey tournaments. She plays in the forward line.

== Early life ==
Beauty Dungdung hails from Karangaguri village, in the tribal district of Simdega in Jharkhand.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Unnikrishnan |first=Dilip |title=Hockey: From Simdega to Indian senior team, Beauty Dungdung’s rise against the odds |url=https://scroll.in/field/1037829/hockey-from-simdega-to-indian-senior-team-beauty-dungdungs-rise-against-the-odds |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref> She is born to Ambrose and Nilima. She has three brothers, Juwel, Shakti and Sachin, all were hockey players.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Women's hockey: How Beauty charted her inspirational rise to the Indian team |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/womens-hockey-how-beauty-charted-her-inspirational-rise-to-the-indian-team-101668689695280.html |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> Her father and grandfather Gulm Dungdung were National level hockey players. She studied at the SS Balika High School at Simdega.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Women's hockey: How Beauty charted her inspirational rise to the Indian team |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/womens-hockey-how-beauty-charted-her-inspirational-rise-to-the-indian-team-101668689695280.html |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

== Hockey career ==
Dungdung made her Senior India debut at the FIH Women's Nations Cup in Valencia, Spain in December 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=The Bridge |title=Jharkhand's Beauty Dungdung fulfils her India dreams |url=https://thebridge.in/hockey/jharkhands-beauty-dungdung-fulfils-india-dreams-37406 |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=thebridge.in |language=en}}</ref> Earlier, she was part of the Indian team that took part in the FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup 2021, Potchefstroom, South Africa where India finished fourth. Dungdung first caught the eye as an under-14 player in 2016. Pratima Barwa was one of the first coaches that taught basics to Dungdung at Simdega sports hostel which is run by Jharkhand state government.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beauty Dungdung – Bucketful of Promise for Indian Women’s Team Forwardline - Latest Hockey News ,Hockey Passion,Hockey Analysis, Hockey Interviews |url=https://hockeypassion.in/hockey-perspectives/beauty-dungdung-bucketful-of-promise-for-indian-womens-team-forwardline/ |access-date=2023-09-07 |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2019, she first made her debut for the junior India team that took part in the Chile tour. She scored four goals including a hat-trick and was picked up for the 2022 Women's FIH Junior World Cup. Later, she was named as the captain for the Under-23 5-Nations Tournament in Ireland, where she was adjudged as the 'Best Player' of the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Unnikrishnan |first=Dilip |title=Hockey: From Simdega to Indian senior team, Beauty Dungdung’s rise against the odds |url=https://scroll.in/field/1037829/hockey-from-simdega-to-indian-senior-team-beauty-dungdungs-rise-against-the-odds |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref>

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Samareshadak689 at 13:46, 7 September 2023