Search results
Savita Punia (born 11 July 1990) is an Indian field hockey player and is a member of the India women's national field hockey team. She hails from Haryana and plays as the goalkeeper. Savita Punia is also known as "Great Wall of India" because of her phenomenal and outstanding performance in 2020 Summer Olympics.
76K Followers, 161 Following, 258 Posts - Savita Punia (@savitapuniahockey) on Instagram: "Indian Women Hockey Team🏑🇮🇳1️⃣1️⃣ #GoalKeeper Vote for FIH award ⬇️".
Aug 6, 2021 · India’s women’s team goalkeeper Savita Punia was in tears after the final whistle. She was inconsolable after India lost a hard-fought bronze play-off match 3-4 against the Rio Olympics gold medallist Great Britain on Thursday.
Before the start of Tokyo 2020, Savita Punia had said that the Indian women’s team fielding eight players who had been part of Rio 2016 would help. Her experience proved invaluable on Monday as India defeated Australia 1-0 in women’s hockey to reach the Olympics semifinal for the very first time.
Apr 14, 2022 · Savita Punia produced her best in the Indian women’s hockey team’s quarterfinal triumph over the mighty Australians at the Tokyo Olympics. In a chat with Sportstar, she reflects...
Savita Punia (right) established herself as India’s undisputed number one goalkeeper with a bronze medal show at the 2014 Asian Games. Photo: Hockey India. Her match-winning save to deny China’s Liang Meiyu was one of her standout moments from the tournament, where she was deservedly adjudged the goalkeeper of the tournament.
Aug 2, 2021 · Back in 2003, when a young Savita Punia joined the Haryana government’s hockey nursery at Sirsa under coach Sunder Singh Kharab, she would often ferry her goalkeeper’s kit on Haryana Roadways buses from her village Jodhka.
