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{{Short description|Indian field hockey player (born 1994)}}
{{Prose|date=August 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Lilima Minz
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|4|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Odisha]], India
| height = 1.58 m
| weight = 52 kg
| position = Defender
| currentclub = [[Odisha]], [[Railway]]
| nationalyears1 = 2011–
| nationalteam1 = [[India women's national field hockey team|India]]
| nationalcaps1 = 155
| nationalgoals1 = 12
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Women's [[field hockey]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Field hockey at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[Field hockey at the 2018 Asian Games|2018 Jakarta]]|[[Field hockey at the 2018 Asian Games – Women|Team]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Field hockey at the 2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]]|[[Field hockey at the 2014 Asian Games – Women|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Women's Hockey Asia Cup|Asia Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2017 Women's Hockey Asia Cup|2017 Gifu]]|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Women's Asian Champions Trophy|Asian Champions Trophy]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2018 Women's Asian Champions Trophy|2018 Donghae]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Women's Hockey Junior World Cup|Junior World Cup]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2013 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup|2013 Mönchengladbach]]|}}
}}

'''Lilima Minz''' (born 10 April 1994) is an Indian female [[field hockey]] player.<ref>{{cite web |title=Four Odisha players part of Olympic-bound women's hockey squad |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/Four-Odisha-players-part-of-Olympic-bound-womens-hockey-squad/articleshow/53177569.cms |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=12 July 2016 |accessdate=30 July 2016}}</ref> Lilima hails from Bihabandh-Tanatoli village, Lanjiberna Block, [[Sundargarh District]] of [[Odisha]]. She is a product of Sports Hostel, [[Panposh]], [[Rourkela]], [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hockey cradle celebrates Rio entry |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Hockey-cradle-celebrates-Rio-entry/2016/07/13/article3526839.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715084332/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Hockey-cradle-celebrates-Rio-entry/2016/07/13/article3526839.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 July 2016 |website=newindianexpress.com |accessdate=31 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="Senior Women Core Probables">{{cite web |title=Senior Women Core Probables |url=http://hockeyindia.org/team/lilima-minz-2.html |website=hockeyindia.org |accessdate=1 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914134825/http://hockeyindia.org/team/lilima-minz-2.html |archive-date=14 September 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Career==
Lilima Minz, born on 10 April 1994, trained at the Sports Hostel, [[Panposh]], [[Rourkela]], [[Odisha]]. Lilima represented Indian senior team for the first time in 2011 during a four-nation tournament in [[Argentina]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/hockey-india-congratulates-lilima-minz-on-completing-100-international-caps-118030600426_1.html |title=Hockey India congratulates Lilima Minz on completing 100 International Caps |date=6 March 2018 |newspaper=Business Standard India |accessdate=28 July 2018}}</ref> She was part of Indian women hockey's team that won the bronze medal in junior's hockey world cup for the first time in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mycitylinks.in/mycitylive/these-are-the-6-women-from-odisha-who-are-all-set-to-make-it-big-in-the-olympics/ |title=6 SportsWomen From Odisha Who Are All Set To Make It Big In The Rio Olympics! |last=Panigrahi |first=Avilash |date=23 July 2016 |accessdate=28 July 2018}}</ref> In March 2018, Minz completed her 100 appearances for the National team.<ref name=":0" /> Minz was also part of the squad that represented India in 2016 summer [[Olympic Games|Olympics]] after 36 years.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.womanodisha.com/odia-player-lilima-minz-completes-100-international-hockey-matches/ |title=Odia player Lilima Minz completes 100 international hockey matches |date=6 March 2018 |accessdate=28 July 2018}}</ref> She was also part of Asian cup winning squad in 2017.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.fih.ch/events/world-cup/world-cup-2018/hockey-world-cup-london-2018-w/news/latest-news/india-women-win-asia-cup-and-qualify-for-world-cup-2018/ |title=India women win Asia Cup and qualify for World Cup 2018 |date=5 November 2017 |website=International hockey federation |accessdate=28 July 2018}}</ref> Lilima was one of the four players who were made to sit on the floor of the train for an hour due to unconfirmed railway ticket on their way back to home from Rio Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/back-from-rio-olympics-womens-hockey-team-players-made-to-sit-on-train-floor-odisha-vijay-goel |title=Back From Rio, Women's Hockey Players Made to Sit on Train Floor |last=Krishnan |first=Suhasini |date=29 August 2016 |accessdate=28 July 2018}}</ref>

==Awards and achievements==
Lilima has appeared for Indian National team in more than 100 matches.<ref name="Senior Women Core Probables"/>

* Received a special incentive of Rs 10 Lakh for participation in Rio Olympic Games by Odisha Mining Corporation.
* Was awarded Rs. 75,000 by Odisha government and Rs. 10,000 by Odisha Cricket Association in October 2014 for helping India win women's bronze medal in the 17th Asian Games at Incheon.
* Was felicitated by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited felicitated with a cash award of Rs 1 lakh for helping India win bronze medal in the 2013 Junior Women Hockey World Cup in Germany.

===International===
* Part of the Indian team that won the bronze medal in the Girls U-18 Asia Cup Hockey Championship at [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] (25 September 2011).<ref>{{cite web |title=Bronze for India in the U-18 Girls Asia Cup |url=http://thefansofhockey.com/2011/09/25/bronze-for-india-in-the-u-18-girls-asia-cup/id-2339.html#.V556_6x36x4 |website=thefansofhockey.com |accessdate=31 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=India Get Bronze Medal in u-18 Asia Cup Women's Hockey |url=http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/2011/oct2011.html |website=bharatiyahockey.org |accessdate=31 July 2016}}</ref>
* Represented Indian senior women's hockey team in the FIH World League (Round 2) at New Delhi from 18 to 24 February 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ritu Rani to Lead Indian Women's Team at World Hockey League Round 2 in Delhi |url=http://thefansofhockey.com/2013/02/05/ritu-rani-to-lead-indian-womens-team-at-world-hockey-league-round-2-in-delhi/id-9207.html#.V558w6x36x4 |website=thefansofhockey.com |accessdate=31 July 2016}}</ref>
* She was a part of the Indian team that won the bronze medal for the first time in Women's Junior Hockey World Cup at Monchengladbach in [[Germany]] on 4 July 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title=India win historic bronze at junior women hockey World Cup |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/india-win-historic-bronze-at-junior-women-hockey-world-cup/article4988796.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=4 August 2013 |accessdate=31 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sushila to Lead India at Junior Women's Hockey World Cup in Mönchengladbach |url=http://thefansofhockey.com/2013/06/30/sushila-to-lead-india-at-junior-womens-hockey-world-cup-in-monchengladbach/id-11328.html#.V55_TKx36x4 |website=thefansofhockey.com |accessdate=31 July 2016}}</ref>
* Member of the Indian team that won the women's hockey test series 6–0 against [[Malaysia]] held at [[Kualalumpur]] from 9 to 17 June 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ritu Rani to lead Indian Women Team for Malaysia Tour |url=http://thefansofhockey.com/2014/06/06/ritu-rani-lead-indian-women-team-malaysia-tour/id-13838.html#.V56EFqx36x4 |website=thefansofhockey.com |accessdate=31 July 2016}}</ref>
* She was part of the Indian women team in 20th Commonwealth Games, held in Glasgow from 23 July to 3 August 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian women's hockey team leaves for Commonwealth Games |url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Sports/2014-07-09/Indian-womens-hockey-team-leaves-for-Commonwealth-Games/101327 |website=thehansindia.com |date=9 July 2014 |accessdate=31 July 2016}}</ref>
* She was a member of the Indian women hockey team that won the bronze medal in the 17th Asian Games at [[Incheon]] ([[South Korea]]) on 1 October 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Players at Incheon Asian games 2014 |url=http://sports.mapsofindia.com/asian-games/indian-players.html |website=sports.mapsofindia.com |accessdate=30 July 2016}}</ref>
* Played her 50th match for the Indian women hockey team against the [[China]] in the Hawke's Bay Cup at Hastings in New Zealand on 11 April 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lilima Minz Completes 50 Matches In The Hawke's Bay Cup 2015 |url=http://hockeyindia.org/news/lilima-minz-completes-50-matches-in-the-hawkes-bay-cup-2015.html |website=hockeyindia.org |accessdate=1 August 2016 |archive-date=10 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510114808/http://hockeyindia.org/news/lilima-minz-completes-50-matches-in-the-hawkes-bay-cup-2015.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Completed her 100 appearances for India against Korea in March 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.catchnews.com/sports-news/100-international-caps-for-odisha-s-midfielder-hockey-player-lilima-minz-101859.html |title=100 international caps for Odisha's midfielder Hockey player Lilima Minz |last=Mohanty |first=Swapna |date=6 March 2018 |accessdate=28 July 2018}}</ref>
*Represented India in the [[Rio Olympics]], [[Brazil]], 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Odisha hockey player Deep, Lilima, Sunita, Namita gets Rio ticket |url=http://sportslogon.com/body.php?page=news_details&news_id=naeipA%3D%3D |website=sportslogon.com |accessdate=31 July 2016}}</ref>
*She was part of the 2017 Asian cup winning squad.<ref name=":1" />
*Represented India in 2018 [[2018 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth]] Games.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://odishatv.in/sports/cwg-2018-four-odia-players-in-indian-womens-hockey-squad-282074 |title=CWG 2018: Four Odia Players In Indian Women's Hockey Squad |date=14 March 2018 |accessdate=28 July 2018}}</ref>
*Represented India in the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup in [[London]].

===National===
* Represented Panposh Hostel in the Junior Nehru Cup Hockey Tournament in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 (Champions) and 2010 (3rd position).
* Represented Orissa in the National Rural Games in 2007 and 2009 (Champion).
* Represented Orissa in the National School Games in 2006, 2008, 2009 (Champion) and 2011.
* Represented Orissa in the National Inter-School Games in 2008 (3rd position).
* Represented Orissa in the Sub-junior National Championship in 2007 (3rd position) and 2008 (3rd position).
* Represented Orissa in the Women's National Games in 2010 (Runners-up).
* Represented Orissa in the Senior National Championship in 2011 (3rd position).
* Represented Orissa in the National Games in 2011.

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.hockeyindia.org/players/lilima-minz-profile-269 Lilima Minz] at [[Hockey India]]

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