Sushila Chanu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Indian hockey player
Date of Birth: 25-Feb-1992
Place of Birth: Manipur, India
Profession: field hockey player
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Sushila Chanu
- Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam (born 25 February 1992) is an Indian field hockey player.
- A former captain of Indian national team, she has a total of 150 international caps to her credit.
- Born in Imphal, Manipur, Chanu began playing hockey at the age of eleven, and was soon selected for the national camp. Chanu rose to prominence in 2013, when she led the junior women's team to a bronze medal finish at the Women's Hockey Junior World Cup at Mönchengladbach.
- She then made her debut in the senior national team, and was part of the squad that won the bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games held at Incheon. Chanu was also praised for her performance at the 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals where the Indian team upstaged such higher ranked teams as Japan for a fifth-place finish.
- Chanu also led the team at Rio Olympics.
- She plays as a halfback for the team.
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