Amit Rohidas Explained
Amit Rohidas (born 10 May 1993) is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a defender.[2] He is the vice-captain of the Indian national team. He was a part of the Indian squad that won the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou and the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3]
Early life
Rohidas was born on 10 May 1993 in Saunamara village of Sundergarh district. He started playing hockey in his village and joined the Panposh Sports Hostel in Rourkela in 2004.
Career
He was selected in the national junior team in 2009.[4] Rohidas was selected in the senior squad for the 2013 Asia Cup in Ipoh where the Indian team won the silver medal. He made a comeback to the Indian side in 2017. Rohidas is the tenth international and sixth men's hockey player to play in the Olympics from Odisha and also the first non-tribal hockey Olympian from Odisha.[5] [6]
Rohidas is on the men's hockey team for India for the Paris 2024 Olympics. During the quarter-finals match against Great Britain, he received a red card for swinging his hockey stick into Will Calnan's face.[7] Hockey India lodged an appeal on the grounds that Rohidas did not intend to hit Calnan with his stick.[8]
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Notes and References
- Web site: ROHIDAS Amit . www.worldcup2018.hockey . . 3 March 2019 . 6 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043951/https://www.worldcup2018.hockey/men/players/rohidas-amit__70528__4212 . live .
- Web site: Amit Rohidas . Orisports . 28 December 2022 . 28 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221228102627/http://orisports.com/PersonDetails.aspx?pId=NzE3 . live .
- Web site: Asian Games Results . 6 October 2023 . 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou . 8 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231008232508/https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/en/results/hockey/result-men-fnl-000200-.htm . dead .
- News: HIL is the best thing to happen in my life: Amit Rohidas. 12 November 2017. The Times of India. 5 January 2013. 1 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301103720/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/HIL-is-the-best-thing-to-happen-in-my-life-Amit-Rohidas/articleshow/17901530.cms. live.
- News: It has taken me 12 years to be part of Olympic squad, says hockey player Amit Rohidas. The New Indian Express. 13 July 2021. 28 December 2022. 28 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221228102625/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2021/jul/13/it-has-taken-me-12-years-to-be-part-of-olympic-squad-sayshockey-player-amit-rohidas-2329509.html. live.
- Web site: The Long Journey of Amit Rohidas, from Sidelines to Stardom . stick2hockey.com . Sharma . Satish . 28 December 2022 . 28 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221228102628/https://stick2hockey.com/the-long-journey-of-amit-rohidas-from-sidelines-to-stardom/ . live .
- News: Anand . Anish . 4 August 2024 . 10 men, 10 heroes: India enter Paris Olympic semis after improbable shootout win . live . 6 August 2024 . 5 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240805120846/https://www.espn.co.uk/olympics/story/_/id/40722677/paris-2024-olympics-india-vs-britain-hockey-red-card-performance-shootout-win .
- News: 5 August 2024 . Hockey Red Card Controversy: What Rulebook Says On Amit Rohidas' Foul Against Great Britain . live . 6 August 2024 . 5 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240805120851/https://sports.ndtv.com/olympics-2024/amit-rohidas-red-card-controversy-what-rules-say-on-india-vs-great-britain-hockey-incident-6266307 .
