Yuvraj Valmiki
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Yuvraj Valmiki is an Indian field hockey
player from Maharashtra
. He was the member of 2011 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
winning Indian team.
family originally from Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
. He spent his childhood in the Mumbai
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Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player from Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. He was the member of 2011 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
2011 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
The inaugural edition of the 2011 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy took place from Saturday, September 3 until Sunday September 11, 2011 in Ordos City, China. Top Six teams from Asian Games 2010 participated in the tournament which involved round-robin league among all teams followed by...
winning Indian team.
Personal life
Yuvraj was born to a BalmikiBalmiki
Balmiki is Dalit communities in the Indian state of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana and also in Pakistan and was historically restricted to three occupations: cleaning latrines, sweeping, and scavenging . They prefer to be known as Bhangi...
family originally from Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
. He spent his childhood in the Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
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