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PHAM greets Nilakanta, Sushila, Bichu on getting selected for 19th Asian Games
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 01 2023:
The Posterior Hockey Academy Manipur (PHAM), Yaiskul congratulated State Trio- Shanglakpam Nilakanta Sharma, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam and Bichu Devi Kharibam on getting selected in the Indian men's and women's hockey teams for the 19th Asian Games due to be held from 23 September to 8 October 2023 in Hangzhou, China.
PHAM, in a statement, took pride in the trio who began their hockey career at the academy and extended best wishes to them for the upcoming continental event.
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Sh Nilakanta, the lone man to be selected from Manipur in the Indian team, is the son of Sh Inaocha and Sh Kunjarani of Kontha Ahallup Makha Leikai in Imphal East.
Sh Nilakanta who plays as a midfielder is a Tokyo Games bronze medallist.
Sh Nilakanta was in the Indian team who recently won the Asian Champions Trophy hosted by India in Chennai having won a similar title back at Muscat in 2018 .
He had also won gold medals in the Junior World Cup 2016 and Junior Asia Cup in 2015 .
Sushila Chanu Pukhram is the former Indian women's team captain who was born to P Shyamsunder and P Lata Devi of Thangmeiband Hijam Dewan Leikai.
Sushila has won as many as 8 international medals including two gold medals in her cabinet from 2017 Gifu (Japan) Asia Cup and South Asian Games hosted by India in Guwahati in 2016 .
Sushila won a bronze medal apiece in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and Asia Cup at Muscat last year.
Bichu Devi Kharibam, born to Kh Romen and Kh Ibema of Charangpat Maning Leikai in Thoubal district, is an emerging women's goalkeeper who won a silver medal in the 3rd Youth Olympic Games 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
She was in the Indian team who finished fourth in the FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup 2021, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
PHAM's managing committee also paid its tributes to notable former coaches-W Herojit, N Chandrakumar and Ksh Romesh, who passed away in recent times, the statement added.
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