Akshata Dhekale
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| Born | Akshata Dhekale 2 November 2001 Satara, Maharashtra, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Akshata Dhekale (born 2 November 2001) is an Indian field hockey player and member of Indian women's hockey team.[1] She plays for Indian Oil Corporation Limited in the domestic hockey tournaments. She is a defender. She made her debut for Senior India in March 2022.[2]
Early life
[edit]Akshata Abaso hails from Satara, Maharashtra. She used to train at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune.in 2019.
Hockey career
[edit]Akshata Abaso played for Maharashtra and captained the state team in 2019 at the Hockey India Junior Women's Nationals tournament in Kerala.[3] After a good tournament,[2] she was called for the Junior India camp.[4] Akshata Abaso was part of the Indian team that took part in the FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup 2021, Potchefstroom, South Africa where India finished fourth. Later in June 2022, she played both the matches against Germany at the FIH Hockey Pro League getting her first India cap at the senior level.[4] A month later in July, she was part of the Indian team that took part in the FIH Hockey Women's World Cup Spain & Netherlands 2022. In August, she also played the Women's Hockey5s Asia Cup Salalah 2023 at Oman.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Akshata Dhekale Profile". Hockey India. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- 1 2 "Akshata, Deepika Jr two new faces in Indian women's hockey team for Germany tie". The Times of India. 9 March 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ↑ M, Hari Kishore (15 March 2022). "Akshata Abaso Dhekale: "I gained a lot of experience in the two games"". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- 1 2 "Hockey: After her senior debut, Akshata Dhekale looks to consolidate transition from the junior team". Scroll.in. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ↑ "Dhekale Akshata Abaso | India hockey player". International Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links
[edit]- Akshata Dhekale at the International Hockey Federation
- Akshata Dhekale Archived 19 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine at Hockey India
