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Personal information | |||
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Born |
(1993-05-10) 10 May 1993 (age 31) Saunamara, Sundergarh, Odisha, India | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Railway Sports Promotion Board | ||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
Petroleum Sports Promotion Board | |||
Railway Sports Promotion Board | |||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013 | India U21 | 22 | (4) |
2013– | India | 184 | (28) |
Medal record |
Amit Rohidas (born 10 May 1993) is an Indian field hockey player from Odisha.[2] He plays as a defender for the Indian national team and is also the vice-captain of the team. He was a part of the Indian squad that won the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He also won gold medal in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.[3]
Rohidas was born on 10 May 1993 in Saunamara village of Sundergarh district. He started playing hockey in his village and joined the Panposh Sports Hostel in Rourkela in 2004.
He was selected in the national junior team in 2009.[4] Rohidas was selected in the senior squad for the 2013 Asia CupinIpoh where the Indian team won the silver medal. He made a comeback to the Indian side in 2017. Rohidas is the tenth international and sixth men's hockey player to play in the Olympics from Odisha and also the first non-tribal hockey Olympian from Odisha.[5][6]
India squads
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