Ritu Rani Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Affairs & More

Bio
Real Name	Ritu Rani
Nickname	Not Known
Profession	Indian Football player and Income Tax Inspector
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 158 cm in meters- 1.58 m in Feet Inches- 5' 2"
Weight	in Kilograms- 53 Kg in Pounds- 117 lbs
Figure Measurements	34-27-33
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Brown
Badminton
International Debut	Asian Games in Doha (2006)
Jersey Number	#14 (India)
Coach/Mentor	Not Known
Nature on field	Aggressive
Likes to play against	Australia
Favourite Shot	Slap shot
Position	Halfback
Records (main ones)	It was under her captaincy that the Indian women's hockey team qualified for the Olympics for the first time in 36 years since 1980.
Career Turning Point	Not Known
Personal Life
Date of Birth	29 December 1991 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2024)	33 Years
Birth Place	Shahabad Markanda, Haryana, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Capricorn
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Patiala, Punjab, India
School	Sri Guru Nanak Dev Sr. Higher Secondary School, Shahabad Markanda, Haryana
College	Not Known
Educational Qualifications	Not Known
Family	Father- Not Known Mother- Not Known Sister- Not Known Brother- Not Known
Religion	Hindu
Hobbies	Travelling
Controversies	She was dropped from the captaincy and team of the Indian women's hockey team of 2016 Rio Olympics due to disciplinary issues. Though, she clarified that "The news came as a shock to me. I had no issues of fitness or attitude at all. No explanation given to me properly as to why I have been dropped."
Favourite Things
Favourite Actor	Hrithik Roshan and Salman Khan
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Boyfriends	Not Known
Fiance	Not Known
Husband	N/A

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ritu Rani

• Does Ritu Rani smoke?: No

• Does Ritu Rani drink alcohol?: No

• Ritu developed interest in hockey in her childhood and started training at the age of 12 in Shahbad Hockey Academy, Shahabad Markanda.

• Initially, she worked for Indian Railways, later she started working as a Police Inspector, but she switched to an Income Tax Inspector, as she had to run around a lot in Police Inspector’s job.

• Under her leadership, Indian hockey team qualified for the Olympics for the first time in 36 years since 1980, won a bronze model in 2013 Asia Cup in Kuala Lumpur and a bronze model in 2014 Asian Games.

• Due to her shear talent, senior’s men’s team drag-flicker V R Raghunath suggested her name by Hockey India for the Arjuna Award.

• She has played more than 250 international hockey matches for India.

• She was dropped from the position of skipper and the 16-member Indian women’s hockey team for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

• She was replaced by Sushila Chanu as the Indian skipper just few weeks before the 2016 Rio Olympics kick-off, because of her poor form and attitude issues.