EKKA DEEP GRACE

Date of Birth : 1994-06-03
Gender : Female
Father : Charles Ekka
Mother : Jayamani Ekka
Address : Village- Lulkidihi, Block- Balisankra, District- Sundargarh, Odisha, India.
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Home Club : Village- Lulkidihi, Block- Balisankra, District- Sundargarh, Odisha, India.
Coaching From : Initially coached by Tej Kumar Xess (2005-06) but after joining the SAI-SAG centre in 2007 she is training under Lucela Ekka and Saroj Mohanty.
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NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL

28-Jan-2022
* She was the vice-captain of the Indian team that won the Bronze medal at the Womens Asia Cup Hockey Tournament in Muscat on 28th January 2022.

* Helped Orissa win the title in National School (U-17) Hockey Championship in 2009.

* Helped Orissa finish runners-up in the hockey event of the Women’s National Sports Festival at Bhopal in 2010.

* She was a member of the Orissa Orissa team that finished third in the inaugural Hockey India Senior National Championship at Sonepat in 2011.

* Represented Orissa in the 34th National Games at Ranchi (Jharkhand) in 2011.
27-Dec-2011
* Selected by Hockey India to join the Senior National Women Coaching Camp to be held at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi from December 27 to February 15, 2011.
07-Oct-2023
* She was the vice-captain of the Indian women team that won the Bronze medal at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on 7 October 2023. Scored 4 goals in six matches.
10-Dec-2022
* She was the vice-captain of the Indian team that won the Gold medal in the 1st FIH Womens Nations Cup, held in Valencia, Spain from 10-17 December 2022.
07-Aug-2022
* She was vice-captain of the Indian Women Team that won the Bronze medal at the 22nd Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England on 7 August 2022.
22-Jun-2022
* Played 12 matches for Indian Women Team that finished third on debut in the FIH Pro League on 22 June 2022.
16-Jul-2023
* She was vice-captain of the Indian Senior Women Team that lost all 3 matches (2 against Germay, 1 against China) during their tour of Germany between 16-19 July 2023.
20-May-2023
* Became the third Indian woman to play her 250th international match in the second of the three-game Test Series against Australia at Mate Stadium in Adelaide on 20 May 2023.
06-Aug-2021
* She was one of two vice-captains of the Indian women team that finished 4th at the Tokyo Olympic Games in Tokyo on 6th August, 2021. She played eight matches.
18-Jan-2021
* She was part of the Indian Women Team that drew 3 and lost 4 matches during their tour to Argentina from 18-31 January, 2021.
25-Jan-2020
* She was part of the Indian team that won three and lost two in their five-match New Zealand Tour from 25 Jan-5 Feb, 2020.
01-Nov-2019
* She was part of the Indian women that booked ticket for 2020 Tokyo Olympics, beating USA 6-5 on aggregate in the double-leg FIH Qualifiers, held at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar on 1-2 Nov, 2019.
02-Oct-2019
* Achieved the milestone of completing 200th International Cap for Indian women hockey team in a Test match against Great Britain in Marlow on 2 Oct, 2019.
20-May-2019
* She was part of the Indian team that won the 3-match women test series 2-1 against South Korea, held at Jinchun, Korea from 20-24 May 2019.
04-Apr-2019
* She was the vice-captain of the Indian women team that won the 5-match bilateral hockey series 4-0 against Malaysia, held at Kualamumpur, Malaysia from 4-11 April, 2019.
12-Jun-2018
* She was part of the Indian women team that drew the five-match series against Spain, held in Madrid from June 12-18, 2018.
06-Apr-2018
* Achieved the milestone of completing 150 International Caps for the country in the Gold Coast 2018 XXI Commonwealth Games against Malaysia on April 6, 2018.
08-Sep-2017
* She was a member of the Indian women’s team that won one and lost three matches during their Europe Tour (Netherlands and Belgium) from Sept 8 to 18, 2017.
04-Jul-2013
* She was a part of the Indian team that made history by winning the Bronze medal for the first time in Women`s Junior Hockey World Cup at Monchengladbach in Garmany on July 4, 2013.
18-Feb-2013
* Represented Indian senior women`s team in the FIH World League (Round 2) held at New Delhi from February 18 to 24, 2013.

* Made her international debut in the Four-Nation Tournament in Argentina in 2011.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA

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* Received the Pargat Singh Award for Defender of the Year 2021 in women category on 17 March 2023.
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* On 14 November 2022, she was selected to be conferred with the Arjuna Award for the year 2022.
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* On August 29, 2016, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik felicitated her with a cheque of Rs 5 lakh for representing India in Rio Olympics 2016.
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On 8 October 2023, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced a cash award of Rs 50 lakhs for Deep Grace for playing a prominent role in India winning the bronze medal at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
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* Received cash award of Rs 50 lakh from Uttar Pradesh Government as member of the Indian women hockey team that finished 4th at the Tokyo Olympics at a felicitation ceremony in Lucknow on 19 August, 2021.
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* On 11 August 2021, Odisha Olympic Association transferred to her account a cash award of Rs 50,000 for helping Indian women hockey team reaching semifinals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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* Odisha Cricket Association on Oct 2, 2014 announced a cash award of Rs 10,000 for Deep Grace for helping India win the bronze medal in the 17th Asian Games at Incheon.
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On August 11, 2014, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited felicitated with a cash award of Rs 1 lalkh for helping India win bronze medal in the 2013 Junior Women Hockey World Cup in Germany.
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* She was felicitated with Ekalabya Award citation and a cheque Rs 50,000 by IMPaCT at Xavier Institute of Management in Bhubaneswar on January 7, 2018.

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