Renuka Yadav

Renuka Yadav
Personal information
Born (1994-07-18) 18 July 1994
Chhattisgarh, India
Playing position Mid-fielder
National team
India

Renuka Yadav (born 18 July 1994)[1] is an Indian female field hockey player. She has become the youngest player to qualify for Rio Olympics 2016, She is from Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh, which has also been called "the Hockey Nursery of India." She is the second from Chhatisgarh to qualify for the Olympics, after Leslie Claudius. She is first woman from Chhattisgarh to qualify for Olympics.

References

  1. "Renuka Yadav profile". Hockey India. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
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