Bhubaneswar: Ace Odia Hockey midfielder, Lilima Minz announced her retirement from the Indian National Women’s Hockey Team on Thursday. Minz, a two-time Asian Games medalist however said that she would continue to play for the domestic circuit.
Hockey India Tweeted following the announcement:
“We thank Lilima Minz for her contribution to enriching the rich history that Hockey India possesses. Her contributions over the last decade have been innumerable. Congratulations Lilima on a stellar career!”
Minz hails from Bihabandh-Tanatoli village, Lanjiberna Block, Sundargarh District of Odisha. She made her debut for the national side at the Four Nation Women’s Hockey Tournaments held in Argentina (Quilmes and Paraná) in 2011.
Minz, who scored 12 goals in 156 matches for India, was part of the Bronze Medal victory at the Asian Games 2014, Silver Medal win at the 2018 Asian Games and the Gold Medal victory at the FIH Women’s Series Finals Hiroshima 2019.
Minz, featured in the historic Indian side, which took the field at the Rio Olympics in 2016. She was also a part of the Indian team, which secured a place in the Tokyo Olympics through the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers 2019 in Bhubaneswar and the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.
