Arun Panchia

Hockey player Arun Panchia is a Commonwealth Games silver and bronze medallist.

Gold Coast 2018 was the third Commonwealth Games for Panchia after Delhi 2010 and Glasgow 2014. He won bronze in India, placed 4th in Scotland and claimed silver in Australia. He was part of the squad which finished 7th at Rio 2016. 

Panchia has almost accumulated 200 caps for New Zealand as a regular member of the attacking midfield. He is very good at reading the game, with plenty of vision and speed which helps create a fast and efficient outlet up to the strikers.

He comes from a talented family, with his brother Jared also in the National Squad and his second brother Daniel has played for Auckland in the National Hockey League.