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Edith Molikoe
South African field hockey player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Edith Mpolokeng Molikoe (born 23 May 2000)[1] is a field hockey player from South Africa. In 2020, she was an athlete at the Summer Olympics.[2][3]
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Personal life
Edith Molikoe was born and raised in the Free State of South Africa.[4] She later moved to Nelson Mandela Bay with her family, where she now resides in Gqeberha.[5][2]
Molikoe is a former student of Woodridge College, and now studies at the University of Pretoria.[4][6]
Career
Indoor hockey
In 2018, Molikoe made her indoor debut during a test series against Zimbabwe. She has gone on to represent the team in various test matches, as well as at the 2021 Indoor Africa Cup.[7]
She was named to the South African U21 Invitational squad.[8]
Field hockey
Despite never having made an international outdoor appearance, Molikoe was named to the South Africa squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[9]
She made her outdoor debut on 24 July 2021, in the Pool A match against Ireland.[10][11]
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