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Mamta Kharab
Mamta Kharab is an Indian hockey player, currently serving as the captain of the Indian women’s hockey team. She has also starred in the hit Bollywood flick Chak De India.

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Mamta Kharab, Indian Hockey PlayerMamta Kharab is a prominent name in the arena of Indian hockey who presently serves as the captain of the Indian women"s hockey team. She scored a winning goal in the 2002 Commonwealth Games which helped India to bag the Gold. She also ventured into Indian cinema and played the role of Komal Chautala in the 2007 Bollywood hit titled Chak De India. Currently she also serves the Haryana police as a Deputy Superintendent of Police. Mamta Kharab has also been honoured with the prestigious Arjuna Award.

Early Life of Mamta Kharab
Mamta Kharab was born on 26th January 1982 in a village called Givan in Rohtak district of the Indian state Haryana to a lower-middle-class family. Her parents are Kamla and Haripal Singh who reside in Rohtak. Her father is a primary teacher, posted in the village Bidhlan of the Bhiwani district. She completed her schooling from Senior Secondary School Rohtak, Haryana. She has two sisters namely Sushma and Poonam who are also national level hockey players. Her sister Sushma also plays for the Railways. Mamta graduated from MD University, Rohtak.

Career of Mamta Kharab
Mamta Kharab has played in a number of national and international hockey matches/ championships for India. In Junior Asia Cup held in 2000, she was declared as the Best Player of the Tournament and Best Scorer of the Tournament. For her extraordinary performance in hockey she was honoured with Arjuna Award by the Government of India and Bhim Award by the Haryana Government in the year 2003. Being a young, versatile and dynamic hockey player, she cemented her place well in the Indian sports arena with her performances which is quite evident with her sports achievements. She won a number of gold, silver and bronze medals.

Achievements of Mamta Kharab

Year Achievements
1999 National (U-21) Tournament, New Jersey, USA, 1st Place.
2000 Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Milton Keynes, England
2000 3rd Junior Asia Cup, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Bronze Medal
2000 U-18 AHF Cup, Hong Kong, China, Gold Medal
2001 Test Matches in Australia
2001 4th Junior World Cup, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2001 10th Women`s World Cup Qualification Tournament, France
2002 1st Championship Challenge Trophy, Johannesburg, South Africa, Bronze Medal
2002 4-Nations hockey Tournament, Manchester (England) 2nd place
2002 10th Women`s World Cup Qualifying play off matches in England against USA
2002 17th Commonwealth Games, Manchester, England, Gold Medal
2004 5th Asia Cup, New Delhi, Gold Medal
2004 Test Matches in New Zealand
2005 Training-cum-competition, Adelaide, Australia, 1 March to 2 April 2005
2005 5th KT Cup International Tournament, Seongnam, Korea, 7-17 June 2005
2005 4 Nation Tournament, New Delhi 1-8 October 2005 Silver Medal
2005 7th Indira Gandhi International Gold Cup Women"s Hockey Tournament, New Delhi 1-8 October 2005 Silver Medal
2006 18th Commonwealth Games, Melbourne, Australia, Silver Medal


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