Bichu Devi Kharibam
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Manipur, India
.jpg) Bichu Devi at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bichu Devi Kharibam | ||
| Born |
3 December 2000 Manipur, India | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| – | Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy | ||
| 2022– | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd | ||
| 2025– | Delhi SG Pipers | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| – | India U21 | ||
| 2022– | India | 60 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
Bichu Devi Kharibam (Meitei: Kharibam Bichu Devi, born 3 December 2000) is an Indian field hockey player and a member of the Indian women's hockey team.[1] She hails from Manipur. She plays for Indian Oil Corporation Limited in the domestic hockey tournaments. She is a goalkeeper.
Bichu Devi started as a football player. But when she did not make it to the local selections, her father persuaded her to go for hockey selections, and she was selected. That is how her switch to hockey happened and she initially continued playing the game with reluctance.[2] In 2015, after a good performance against Jharkhand, she was spotted by a coach and hockey umpire Napoleon Singh, and upon his suggestion, she moved to the Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy in Gwalior, where she honed her skills under coach Paramjeet Singh.[2]
