Bengaluru, Feb. 26 -- At just 22 years old, Beauty Dungdung carries a massive responsibility on her shoulders.
Right now, the young forward is sweating it out at the Indian Women's Hockey Team national camp in Bengaluru. But simply getting back to the turf has been the hardest fight of her life.
"It took me about two years to make a comeback," Beauty says, looking back at the severe knee injury she suffered in 2023. For months, she was stuck in rehab, wondering if she would ever play for India again. But the physical pain was nothing compared to the heartbreak she faced off thefield. Right in the middle of her painful recovery, she lost her father.
"My father passed away during my injury period. I was going back and forth between home an...