FULL NAME: Pratap Lakra
GENDER: Male
BORN: 9th November, 1999
PARENTS: Father (Michel Lakra, Mother (Alma Lakra), Sister (Priti Lakra)
HOME ADDRESS: Beldihi, Kutra, Sundargarh, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Studied at Birsa Munda Bidyapitha, Rourkela and Nirman Junior College, Biramitrapur.
PROFESSION: Works at South Central Railway, Secunderabad since 2018.
TYPE OF PLAYER: Defender
HOME ACADEMY: Govt Sports Hostel, Panposh, Rourkela
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Bijay Kumar Lakra
TEAMS REPRESENTED: Hockey Gangpur-Odisha, India Schools, India U-21

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

NATIONAL:
*     He was the captain of the Hockey Gangpur-Odisha team that won the bronze medal in the 8th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship (Division-A), held at Bhopal (MP) from April 26 to May 6, 2018.
*     He was a member of the Hockey Gangpur-Odisha team that finished runners-up in the Hockey India 6th Junior Men National Championship (Division-A) at Raipur in Chhattisgarh on May 15, 2016.
*     Represented Hockey Gangpur-Odisha in the 6th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship (Division-A), held at Saifai in Uttar Pradesh from April 20 to May 1, 2016.
*     Helped Panposh Sports Hostel emerge champions in the 12th All-India Sardar Balwant Singh Kapur U-17 Schools Hockey Tournament at Jalandhar on Dec 22, 2015. He was also best player of the tournament.
*     He was a member of the Hockey Gangpur – Odisha team that emerged champions in the 5th Hockey India Junior Men National Hockey Championship at Mysore in April 12, 2015.
*     Represented Hockey Gangpur Odisha in the 5th Senior National Hockey Championship (Men) Division- A at Pune, Maharashtra in April 2015.
*     Represented Hockey Gangpur Odisha in the 4th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship (Division B) at Chennai in March 2014.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     Part of the India U-21 team that won Silver medal at the 9th Sultan of Johor Cup International Tournament, held at Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 12-19 October, 2019.
*     Represented India at the 8-Nation U-21 Tournament, held in Madrid, Spain, 10-16 June, 2019.
*     Vice-captain of the India U-21 team that won Bronze medal at the 7th Sultan of Johor Cup International Tournament, held at Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 22-29 October, 2017.
*     Part of India Indian School team that won the Gold medal at the 6th Asian School Hockey Championship, held at Aishbagh Stadium in Bhopal on 4-11 April, 2017.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA:
*     His sister represented Odisha in hockey.
*     His father Michel Lakra was regular at local Khasi tournaments.
*     Joined Panposh Sports Hostel in 2011.
*     Joined Junior National Camp in 2017.
*     Follows Rupinder Pal Singh for dragflick execution and Birendra Lakra in defense.
*     Works as a Ticket Collector in Indian Railways (South Central Railway, Secunderabad).

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 24 December, 2015
PFOFILE LAST UPDATED: 18 October, 2020