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'''Binita Toppo,''' (born 21 November 1980) is a member of the [[India women's national field hockey team]]. She played with the team when it won the Gold at the 2004 [[Women's Hockey Asia Cup]]. Toppo is currently employed with Western Railways.<ref name="Stick 2 Hockey">{{cite web|title=Indian Hockey Player|url=http://www.stick2hockey.com/View-Bio-Data/Binita%20Toppo/10.html|accessdate=27 September 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Toppo was born in Lulkidihi in the [[Sundergarh district|Sundergarh]] district of [[Odisha]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/CoPXUOsTMbeE3UQkRtyppJ/Dribble-flip-and-slash-through.html|title=Dribble, flip and slash through - Livemint|website=www.livemint.com|access-date=2017-09-27}}</ref> She lost her father at a very young age and her mother worked at a school as a cleaner.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.goaldentimes.org/tag/yuwa/|title=YUWA {{!}} Goalden Times|website=Goalden Times|language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-27}}</ref><br />
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==Education==<br />
Toppo studied at the Mahindra College in [[Ranchi]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://archive.today/cxvbc#selection-509.576-509.628|title=Yuwa-India ~ People|date=2014-03-16|work=archive.is|access-date=2017-09-27}}</ref> She trained at the Panposh Sports Hostel, [[Rourkela]].<ref name="Stick 2 Hockey" /> Toppo completed coaches’ training programs at [[Tata Football Academy]], Jamshedpur and [[Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools|Baichung Bhutia Football Schools]], Delhi.<ref name=":3" /><br />
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==Career and training==<br />
Toppo made it to the Indian National team in 2004. Prior to that, she had won many local tournaments in the state. She led the Indian women’s hockey team in the 2007 Women’s Asia Cup.<ref name=":0" /> She led the U-16 [[Jharkhand]] state team along with studying at school.<ref name=":2" /> She ranked position 5 in Common Wealth Sport in the year 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Binita Toppo {{!}} Commonwealth Games Federation|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/60535|access-date=2020-09-14|website=thecgf.com|language=en}}</ref><br />
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Toppo played at the full back position in the Indian women's hockey team in the domestic circuit.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/khiladi/stree/vineeta_toppo.htm|title=Vineeta Toppo|website=www.bharatiyahockey.org|access-date=2017-09-27}}</ref><br />
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In the international circuit, Toppo played <br />
* Asian Games in Doha in December 2006<br />
* Asia Cup in Delhi in February 2004<br />
* Indira Gandhi Gold Cup in Delhi in October 2005<br />
* Asian Tour, a four nation tournament in Singapore in August 2004. <br />
* Australian Tour, 3 nation series in April 2004<ref name=":1" /><br />
Toppo also represented India in the 2006 World Cup in [[Madrid]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/calendar/calbulletins.asp?year=2010&mon=sep&bkmark=Money|title=Monthly Bulletin|website=www.bharatiyahockey.org|access-date=2017-09-27}}</ref><br />
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== Recognition ==<br />
In May 2011, Toppo was felicitated by the then chief minister [[Naveen Patnaik]] at Jaydev Bhawan, [[Bhubaneswar|Bhubaneshwar]] for her contributions to Indian hockey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1110504/jsp/orissa/story_13935297.jsp|title=The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) {{!}} Orissa {{!}} Honour for Commonwealth Games medallists|website=www.telegraphindia.com|access-date=2017-09-27}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]<br />
[[Category:Sportswomen from Odisha]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian women]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian people]]<br />
[[Category:Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:1980 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Field hockey players from Odisha]]<br />
[[Category:Indian female field hockey players]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in field hockey]]<br />
[[Category:People from Odisha]]<br />
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2006 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2010 Asian Games]]<br />
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