The stadium in Rae Bareli has been named after the hockey star ________, who is the first woman to receive this recognition.

Rani Rampal, a distinguished athlete of the Indian hockey team, has made history by becoming the first woman in the sport to have a stadium named after her. In her honor, the MCF Rae Bareli has renamed the hockey stadium as 'Rani's Girls Hockey Turf.'

During the South Africa tour earlier this year, Rani Rampal made a triumphant return to the Indian hockey team and was chosen as one of the 22 players for the squad.

Before this, she had last represented India in the FIH Women's Hockey Pro League 2021-22 against Belgium, where she completed her 250th cap.