New Delhi, 18 April 2021: Former International umpire  Anupama Punchimandais no more. The 40-year old former state player passed away on Sunday morning in Bengaluru due to covid-related complications.

International umpire Anupama

Anupama, a former national level hockey player, had officiated in several prestigious international tournaments including the 2005 BDO Junior World Cup (Women) in Santiago, Hero Hockey World League Round-2 (Women) in 2013 at New Delhi as well as the 2013 Women’s Asia Cup in Kuala Lumpur.

Expressing Hockey India’s condolences to Anupama’s bereaved family, President Gyanendro Ningombam said, “This (Sunday) morning we woke up to the very sad news about Anupama Punchimanda’s demise in Bengaluru. She was one of the first few women in India to umpire at very reputed international tournaments. We at Hockey India share the grief of her family and friends and we extend our deepest condolences to Anupama’s family members.”

Anupama is first international hockey umpire from the Coorg region of Karnataka.