FULL NAME: Sunelita Toppo
GENDER: Female
DATE OF BIRTH: 11 April 2007 (Source: Hockey India)
PARENTS: Father (Suresh Toppo), Mother ()
HOME ADDRESS: Kukuda, Sundargarh, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: First-year BA (Home Science) student of KISS Deemed University, Bhubaneswar (As on 23 Nov 2024)
TYPE OF PLAYER: Forward
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: Sports Hostel Odisha
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Edgar Mascarenhas, Janneke Schopman
TEAMS REPRESENTED: Odisha Sports Hostel, India Junior and Senior Women

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

NATIONAL:
*     She was part of the Odisha women hockey team that won the Bronze medal in the 5th Khelo India Youth Games at Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai on 27 January 2024.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     She was part of the Indian Senior Indian team that won the Gold medal in the 8th Womens Asian Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament, held at in Rajgir, Bihar from 11-20 November 2024.
*     She was part of the Indian Senior Women Team that finished 7th in the FIH Pro League 2023-24, losing all of their eight matches during the European Leg, played in Antwerp (Belgium) and London (England) from 22 May to 9 June 2024.
*     She was part of the Indian Women Hockey Team that won 3 matches and lost 5 in the home leg of the 5th FIH Hockey Pro League, held at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar and Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, Rourkela between 3-18 February 2024.
*     She was part of the Indian team that finished ninth in the 10th FIH Hockey Women Junior World Cup, held in Santiago, Chile from 29 November to 10 December 2023.
*     She was part of the Indian Junior Women Team that finished third in the 4-Nations Invitational Tournament in Dusseldorf, Germany on 23 August 2023.
*     She was part of the Indian team that won the Gold medal for the first time at the Women Junior Asia Cup Hockey Tournament in Kakamigahara, Japan on 11 June 2023. She also scored the only for India in their semifinal win over Japan.
*     She was part of the Indian Junior Women Team that won four matches and drew one during their South Africa tour from 17-25 February 2023.

MISCELLANEOUS:
*    She was part of the Sports Hostel Odisha team that won the Bronze medal in the 2nd Khelo India Women (U-21) Hockey League (2nd & Final Phase), held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh from 29 March to 11 April 2023.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA:
*     On 23 November 2024, KIIT & KISS founder Prof Achyuta Samanta felicitated her with a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh and a monthly scholarship of Rs 25,000 for three years for helping India win the gold medal at the 8th Women Asian Champions Trophy 2024 in Rajgir, Bihar.
*     Sunelita picked up the hockey stick at the age of eight.
*     Her father is a farmer, while her mother is a homemaker.
*     Started playing organised hockey after getting admission into SAI Training Centre (STC) in Sundargarh.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 4 March 2023
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 24 November 2024