Jump to content

Kanti Baa

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by AnomieBOT (talk | contribs) at 03:15, 30 May 2020 (Dating maintenance tags: {{Fact}}). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Kanti Baa
Medal record
Women’s Field Hockey
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester Team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne Team
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 2004 New Delhi Team

Kanti Baa (born 15 November 1979) is a member of the Indian women's hockey team and played with the team when it won the Gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Early life

Kaanti Baa was born on 15 November 1979 in Simdega district, Jharkhand. Kaanti means beauty coming from the Hindu Goddess Lakshmi.[1] She attended school at Bariyatu Government Girls High.[citation needed]

Career

She works for the Central Railway in Mumbai.[citation needed]

In her hockey career, she has competed in both domestic and international circuits. She made her first appearance at Australia 4 Nation Tournament in 1999.[citation needed] The most recent game played by Kanti was the Commonwealth in 2002.[2]

References