FULL NAME: Pratap Lakra
GENDER: Male
BORN: 9th November, 1999
PARENTS: Father (Michel Lakra, Mother (Alma Lakra), Sister (Priti Lakra)
HOME ADDRESS: Beldihi, Kutra, Sundargarh, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Studied at Birsa Munda Bidyapitha, Rourkela and Nirman Junior College, Biramitrapur.
PROFESSION: Works at South Central Railway, Secunderabad since 2018.
TYPE OF PLAYER: Defender
HOME ACADEMY: Govt Sports Hostel, Panposh, Rourkela
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Bijay Kumar Lakra
TEAMS REPRESENTED: Hockey Gangpur-Odisha, Vedanta Kalinga Lancers, India Schools, India U-21

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

NATIONAL:
*     He was the captain of the Hockey Gangpur-Odisha team that won the bronze medal in the 8th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship (Division-A), held at Bhopal (MP) from April 26 to May 6, 2018.
*     He was a member of the Hockey Gangpur-Odisha team that finished runners-up in the Hockey India 6th Junior Men National Championship (Division-A) at Raipur in Chhattisgarh on May 15, 2016.
*     Represented Hockey Gangpur-Odisha in the 6th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship (Division-A), held at Saifai in Uttar Pradesh from April 20 to May 1, 2016.
*     Helped Panposh Sports Hostel emerge champions in the 12th All-India Sardar Balwant Singh Kapur U-17 Schools Hockey Tournament at Jalandhar on Dec 22, 2015. He was also best player of the tournament.
*     He was a member of the Hockey Gangpur – Odisha team that emerged champions in the 5th Hockey India Junior Men National Hockey Championship at Mysore in April 12, 2015.
*     Represented Hockey Gangpur Odisha in the 5th Senior National Hockey Championship (Men) Division- A at Pune, Maharashtra in April 2015.
*     Represented Hockey Gangpur Odisha in the 4th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship (Division B) at Chennai in March 2014.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     Part of the India U-21 team that won Silver medal at the 9th Sultan of Johor Cup International Tournament, held at Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 12-19 October, 2019.
*     Represented India at the 8-Nation U-21 Tournament, held in Madrid, Spain, 10-16 June, 2019.
*     Vice-captain of the India U-21 team that won Bronze medal at the 7th Sultan of Johor Cup International Tournament, held at Taman Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 22-29 October, 2017.
*     Part of India Indian School team that won the Gold medal at the 6th Asian School Hockey Championship, held at Aishbagh Stadium in Bhopal on 4-11 April, 2017.

MISCELLANEOUS:
*     He was part of the Vedanta Kalinga Lancers team that won the Gold medal in the 7th Mens Hockey India League (HIL) at Kalinga Hockey Stadium, Bhubaneswar on 26 January 2026.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA:
*     His sister represented Odisha in hockey.
*     His father Michel Lakra was regular at local Khasi tournaments.
*     Joined Panposh Sports Hostel in 2011.
*     Joined Junior National Camp in 2017.
*     Follows Rupinder Pal Singh for dragflick execution and Birendra Lakra in defense.
*     Works as a Ticket Collector in Indian Railways (South Central Railway, Secunderabad).

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 24 December 2015
PFOFILE LAST UPDATED: 28 January 2026