Sanjay Rana

Sanjay Rana is an Indian hockey player who plays as a defender. He is also one of the second drag flickers for the Indian team which won gold medal in 2022 Asian Games. He was part of the Indian team that won a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Early life

Rana hails from Dabra village, near Hisar, in Haryana. He played for Chandigarh in his initial years as a junior but later represented Haryana state in the domestic events. From 2011 to 2017, he trained at the Chandigarh Hockey Academy. He is an alumnus of Chandigarh University.

Career

Rana was part of the Indian hockey squad that won the gold at the 2022 Asian Games at Hangzhou, China.
2023: In August, he was part of the Senior India team that played the Champions Trophy at Chennai, India.
2023: In July, he represented the Senior Indian team at the 4-Nations Men's Invitational Tournament at Barcelona, Spain.
2022: In June/July, he made his Senior India debut at the FIH Hockey Pro-League in London and Eindhoven.
2022: In June, he played for India in the Hockey5s at the Hero FIH Hockey5s at Lausanne, Switzerland.
2021: In May, he played for Junior India team at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup at Bhubaneswar, India.
2019: In June, he played for the Indian Under-21 team at the 8-Nations Invitational Tournament at Madrid, Spain.
2018: He was part of the Indian team that won the 3rd Youth Olympic Games at Argentina.