New Delhi, April 1 -- India's veteran Hockey player, Vandana Katariya announced her retirement from international career on the 1st of April, Tuesday. From her humble beginnings in Roshnabad, Haridwar, to becoming the first Indian woman to notch 300 international caps and score 158 goals, Vandana's journey is a testament to her relentless passion and unstoppable spirit for the game. While her farewell will mark the close of a chapter, her influence will stretch far beyond the scoreboard, inspiring and reshaping women's hockey in India.

Vandana's career is a powerful story of breaking barriers. She grew up in a small town Roshnabad, Haridwar with limited resource and made her senior debut for India in 2009 at just 17. Her breakthrough cam...