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The 2 players got engaged connected Wednesday successful a ceremonial astatine a edifice adjacent Jalandhar. “We are each delighted with the wedding. (@hockeyindia/X)
Hockey Olympian Monika Malik and 2022 Commonwealth Games metallic medallist and Olympian Akashdeep Singh volition necktie the knot connected November 15 adjacent Chandigarh, marking the national of yet different sports mates successful the region. Malik, from Gamri colony adjacent Gohana successful Haryana, was portion of India’s women’s hockey squad that finished 4th astatine the Tokyo Olympics, portion Singh, a DSP with Punjab Police, was India’s highest scorer successful the 2014 World Cup and is simply a aggregate Asian Games medallist.
The 2 players got engaged connected Wednesday successful a ceremonial astatine a edifice adjacent Jalandhar. “We are each delighted with the wedding. Both person represented India, and playing for India has been their biggest dream. Seeing 2 India players getting joined is peculiar for some families,” said Takdeer Singh Malik, Monika’s father, calling the wedding a imagination travel existent for the families.
Akashdeep, who hails from Verowal adjacent Khadur Sahib, debuted for the Indian hockey squad successful 2012. The 29-year-old midfielder has played 247 matches for India, scoring 94 goals, and was portion of the squad astatine the Rio Olympics. He was connected the gold-winning squad astatine the 2014 Asian Games and besides portion of the bronze-winning squad successful 2018, on with the silver-winning squad astatine the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Recently, helium was picked up by UP Rudras for Rs 20 lakh successful the upcoming Hockey India League.
Malik began her hockey travel astatine the Sector 18 Chandigarh Hockey Academy and was portion of India’s inferior satellite cupful bronze-winning squad successful 2013. She besides contributed to India’s metallic medals successful the 2014 and 2018 Asian Games and was named Woman of the Match successful the 2017 Asia Cup final. The 229-match seasoned has scored 18 goals for India. Her father, Takdeer Singh Malik, who precocious retired arsenic an inspector with Chandigarh Police, said, “Monika’s imagination has ever been to play for India, and the fourth-place decorativeness successful Tokyo remains a cherished memory. Her matrimony to different Indian hockey subordinate is heartwarming.”
Other notable sports couples from India see erstwhile hockey skipper Rajpal Singh, who joined Olympian shooter Avneet Kaur Sidhu, and athletes Manjeet Kaur and Gurvinder Singh Chandi. Wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sangeeta Phogat, arsenic good arsenic Sakshi Malik and Satyavrat Kadian, are besides among India’s celebrated sporting couples.
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