Suraj Lata Devi

In this Meitei name, the family name is Waikhom and the given name is Suraj Lata. "Devi" is a name suffix.

Suraj Lata Devi

Personal information
Full name	Suraj Lata Devi Waikhom
Born	3 January 1981 Manipur, India
Medal record Women's Field Hockey Representing  India Asian Games 1998 Bangkok Team Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Team Asia Cup 2004 New Delhi 1999 New Delhi Champions Challenge 2002 Johannesburg Team

Suraj Lata Devi Waikhom (born 3 January 1981 in Manipur) is an Indian former field hockey player, who represented the India women's national field hockey team. She served as the captain of the India women's national field hockey team and hails from Manipur.

She led the team to the Gold for three consecutive years: during the 2002 Commonwealth Games (the event which inspired the 2007 Bollywood hit film, Chak De India), the 2003 Afro-Asian Games, and the 2004 Hockey Asia Cup.

References

• Biography
• Commonwealth Games Biography
• Mothers’ Day Out on the BHA turf Archived 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine