Amit Rohidas is an Indian hockey star who is set to miss the Paris 2024 Olympics semifinals against Germany on Tuesday, after receiving a one-match ban, find out more about him and his biography
Rohidas received the one-match ban after he got a red card in the quarterfinal match against Great Britain on Sunday.
Who is Amit Rohidas India hockey player as his red card foul video goes viral, biography, age, height, family ,parents, wife and state
Interestingly, the match ended in controversy, with Hockey India lodging a complaint about the “quality of umpiring and decision-making” in the match.
Amit Rohidas receives one-match ban
Indian men’s hockey player Amit Rohidas is all set to miss the Paris Olympics 2024 semi-finals match against Germany. Rohidas will miss the game following a one-match ban from receiving a red card in the quarterfinal match against Great Britain. Rohidas received a red card during the second quarter of the match after dribbling in the midfield when he hit a rival player with his stick. Despite India playing majority of the match with just 10 men, they won the match in the shootout.
Amit Rohidas bio
Amit Rohidas is an Indian field hockey player who was born on May 10, 1993, in Sundargarh, Odisha, India. He mainly plays as a defender and serves as the vice-captain of the Indian national hockey team. He first started playing hockey back in his village and made the first step in making a career by joining the Panposh Sports Hostel in Rourkela, in 2004.
Rohidas was a part of the Indian squad that managed to win the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He was also part of the team that won gold at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.
Red Card For Amit Rohidas 🟥
Now He Can’t Play For Whole Match..
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Marital Status, Unmarried ; Family ; Parents, Father- Gopal Rohidas (farmer; died in 2020) Father of Amit Rohidas Mother- Golapi Rohidas (farmer)
Age and height
Amit Rohidas is currently 31 years old and stands at a height of 1.79 m (5’9”).
Career and achievements
Amit Rohidas got selected in the national junior team back in 2009 and first featured in the senior squad for the 2013 Asia Cup in Ipoh. During that year, the Indian team manage to win the silver medal. He then featured a comeback to the Indian national side in 2017. Over the years, he has established himself as an important part of the team. He currently serves as the vice-captain of the Indian national hockey team. Rohidas is currently the tenth international and sixth men’s hockey player to play in the Olympics from Odisha. Notably, he is also the first non-tribal hockey Olympian from the state of Odisha.
Amit Rohidas has an Instagram account with the handle @amitrohidas_30, where he has over 16.4K followers and about 330 posts. He is quite active on the platform and often shares pictures of himself and updates about his career life.