Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Lalremsiami Becomes First Mizo Recipient of Arjuna Award
Lalremsiami is a hockey player from Mizoram who has played for India.
She was chosen for the Arjuna Award in 2025.
This makes her the first person from Mizoram to receive the award.
She started playing hockey when she was young and joined a sports academy at age 11.
She later became an important member of India’s national team.
She helped India win medals and compete at the Olympics.
Her mother said the award made the family very proud.
The achievement also reminded her family of her late father, who supported her hockey dreams.
Leaders in Mizoram said she could inspire many young athletes.
Lalremsiami was selected among 17 sportspersons for the Arjuna Award 2025.
She is the first sportsperson from Mizoram to receive the prestigious honour.
The 26-year-old is Mizoram’s only female Olympian and a key Indian hockey player.
She helped India win an Asian Games silver medal and qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.
Mizoram leaders and Lalremsiami’s family described the award as a historic and emotional achievement.
- Who
- Indian women’s hockey player and Olympian Lalremsiami.
- What
- She was selected for the Arjuna Award 2025, becoming the first sportsperson from Mizoram to receive it.
- When
- The selection was announced on Tuesday, August 19, for the 2025 awards.
- Where
- The honour is connected to Lalremsiami’s achievements representing India and Mizoram.
- Why
- She was recognised for her outstanding contribution to hockey and international achievements.
- Award
- Arjuna Award 2025
- Recipients selected
- 17 sportspersons
- Historic first
- First sportsperson from Mizoram selected for the Arjuna Award
- Age
- 26
- Olympic achievement
- Helped India finish fourth at the Tokyo Olympics
- Asian Games achievement
- Helped India win silver in 2018
- Family background
- Born into an agrarian family; her family moved from Assam’s Cachar district to Kolasib in Mizoram in 2005