Lilima Minz


Lilima Minz is an Indian female field hockey player. Lilima hails from Bihabandh-Tanatoli village, Lanjiberna Block, Sundargarh District of Odisha. She is a product of Sports Hostel, Panposh, Rourkela, Odisha.

Career

Lilima Minz, born on 10 April 1994, trained at the Sports Hostel, Panposh, Rourkela, Odisha. Lilima represented Indian senior team for the first time in 2011 during a four-nation tournament in Argentina. She was part of Indian women hockey's team that won the bronze medal in junior's hockey world cup for the first time in 2013. In March 2018, Minz completed her 100 appearances for the National team. Minz was also part of the squad that represented India in 2016 summer Olympics after 36 years. She was also part of Asian cup winning squad in 2017. Lilima was one of the four players who were made to made to sit on the floor of the train for an hour due to unconfirmed railway ticket on their way back to home from Rio Olympics.

Awards and Achievements

Lilima has appeared for Indian National team in more than 100 matches.