Prem Maya Sonir
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Prem Maya Bachchan Sonir (born July 14, 1961) is currently serving as Assistant Sport Officer of North Eastern Railways Headquarters Gorakhpur. She was a member of the women's hockey
team of India
which won the gold medal in the 1982 Asian Games
held in New Delhi
.
She also serves as the coach of the Indian Railways women hockey team which has won the women's national hockey championship a number of times. She was also the captain of the national women's hockey team. She received the Arjuna Award
in 1985.
She is married to basketball
player Bachchan Prasad from Indian railways
.
She has two sons Ankit Bachchan and Arpit Bachchan.
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
team of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
which won the gold medal in the 1982 Asian Games
1982 Asian Games
The 9th Asian Games were held from November 19, 1982 to December 4, 1982 in Delhi, India.An incredible 74 Asian and Asian Games records were broken. This was also the first Asiad to be held under the aegis of the Olympic Council of Asia.-Sports:...
held in New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
.
She also serves as the coach of the Indian Railways women hockey team which has won the women's national hockey championship a number of times. She was also the captain of the national women's hockey team. She received the Arjuna Award
Arjuna award
The Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. The award carries a cash prize of 500,000, a bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll....
in 1985.
She is married to basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player Bachchan Prasad from Indian railways
Indian Railways
Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
.
She has two sons Ankit Bachchan and Arpit Bachchan.