Preeti Panchal (born 25 December 2002) is an Indian field hockey player from Haryana. She plays for the India women's national field hockey team as a defender. She plays for Railway Sports Promotion Board and Hockey Haryana in the domestic tournaments. She played for JSW Soorma Hockey Club, in the inaugural Hero Hockey India Women’s League 2024.
Early life and career Preeti hails from Sonipat, Haryana. She started playing hockey in Class 6 just to escape from home and to be with friends. But she was hooked to the sport after joining the Pritam Siwach hockey academy in Sonipat. She suffered a career threatening injury in 2013 during a district competition and had to undergo surgery. When doctors doubted her playing hockey again, her father, a former wrestler, encouraged her. She came back after more than two years of recovery and rehab due to her hard work.
Career Preeti was the captain of the India colts team that won the FIH Hockey Junior Asia Cup in June 2023. She and her first coach Pritam Siwach were honoured at a local function in Sonipat after her return from the Junior Asia Cup. Earlier in 2022, she also took part in the Hero FIH Hockey 5s tournament at Lausanne.
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