Hockey Player

Michael Kindo is a former Indian field hockey player, from Jharkhand state in India. He represented India in 1972 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. He was a member of the team that won the World Cup in 1975. He played at full back position. He was awarded an Arjuna Award for his achievements

Hockey Player

Birendra Lakra is an Indian professional field hockey player. He represented India in Men's Hockey during the 2012 London Olympics. Lakra's elder brother Bimal has played as a midfielder for India. His sister Asunta Lakra has played for India's women's hockey team and has captained the side. He scored the first goal in India's stupendous victory in the final game of the Olympic Hockey Qualifying Tournament against France. He played a key role in taking India in to the semifinals of 2012 Champions trophy. India defeated Belgium with the help of a single goal that was produced by the magical pass given by Birendra Lakra to the forward. With this India entered the semifinals of champion’s trophy after eight long years.

Hockey Player

Jaipal Singh Munda born in a Munda tribal family, was a politician, prolific writer and sportsman. He captained the Indian field hockey team to clinch gold in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Under his captaincy the Indian team played 17 matches in the league stage, of which 16 were won and one drawn. After retirement from active hockey, he served as Secretary of Bengal Hockey Association and as a member of the Indian Sports Council.

Hockey Player

Sumrai Tete is a member of the India women's national field hockey team. She played with the team when it won the Gold at the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games. In the year 2017, she was honoured with the prestigious Dhyan Chand Award by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for her achievements and contribution to Field hockey in India. She is the brand ambassador of Hockey in her state Jharkhand.

Boxer

Aruna Mishra is an Indian woman boxer. Mishra won gold in the World Championship in Norway in 2004 and also in the 10th and 11th Senior National Championships. She belongs to Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Apart from Boxing, She is also a Police Inspector in Jharkhand Police.

Archery Player

Deepika Kumari has already made Ranchi and India proud both on National and International Level by her Archery Skills. She won a gold medal in the 2010 Commonwealth games in the women’s individual recurve event. She was conferred the Arjuna Award, India’s second highest sporting award in the year 2012 by President of India Pranab Mukherjee. Also, The Government of India awarded her the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2016.

Athlete

Bibin Mathew is an Indian track and field sprinter who competes in the 400 metres. He was the 2010 Asian Indoor Champion in the event and is a two-time South Asian Games gold medallist. He holds the Indian indoor record at 47.81 seconds, set in 2010. Mathew has also represented India at the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and the Asian Athletics Championships.

Archery Player

Laxmirani Majhi (born 26 January 1989 in Bagula, Ghatshila, Jharkhand) from Chittaranjan, Asansol is a female Indian right handed recurve archer. She competed in the individual recurve event and the 2015 World Archery Championships – She also finished 4th in the Individual Event, losing out on the Bronze Medal team recurve event where she won the silver medal at the 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was the part of the team that qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics.

Cricketer

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a former Indian international cricketer who captained the Indian national team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2016 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014. Under his captaincy, India won the inaugural 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the 2010 and 2016 Asia Cups, the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. He was also the first wicket-keeper to effect 100 stumpings in ODI cricket. He is honoured with Rajiv Gandhi khel Ratna award in 2007-08, Padma Shri in 2009 and Padma Bhushan in 2018.

Hockey Player

Asunta Lakra is an International women Hockey Player from Jharkhand she has played for India's women's National hockey team and has also captained the National Team.

Football Player

Deepak Mandal is an International Footballer from Jharkhand, Who was one of India’s most prominent National Team member over a decade from 1999 to 2011. He played 47 International football matches for India. He was honoured with the Arjuna Award in the year 2010. He was named the “AIFF player of the year” in the year 2002.

Hockey Player

Nikki Pradhan is an International women Hockey Player from Jharkhand and she is the first woman Hockey player from Jharkhand to ever play in Olympics. She represented India in Rio Olympic in Brazil in 2016. She was a part of the Indian National Hockey Women team which won the silver Medal in the Asian Games, 2018.