Gopi Sonkar (born 10 April 2000), also known as Gopi Kumar, is an Indian field hockey player and a member of Indian field hockey team.[1][2][3] He represented India in 2018 Sultan of Johor Cup held at Malaysia.[2][4][5][6]
He also participated in 9th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2019 (Div ‘A’) held at the Sports Authority of India, Western Training Centre, Aurangabad[7]
Early life and career
He started training at Vivek Singh Academy, then joined Saifai Sports Hostel where his maternal uncle Rajesh trained him.[4] He is the elder between two sisters and three brothers.[4] His father Pyarelal Sonkar used to sell fruits at Pandeypur Chowk.[4]
References
- ↑ International Hockey Federation. tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hockey India names 18-member junior team for Sultan of Johor Cup. Business Standard India(2018-09-19). Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ↑ Surjit Hockey: Air India enters semis - United News of India.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 बनारस के गोपी सोनकर भारतीय हॉकी टीम में. livehindustan.com. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ↑ Hockey India names junior team for Sultan of Johor Cup, 100010509524078. dtNext.in(2018-09-20). Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ↑ Hockey India names 33 players for junior men's national camp, PTI. Sportstar. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ↑ Hockey Odisha win Junior National Hockey. Pune Mirror(1 March 2019). Retrieved 2019-07-24.