 Pradhan was included in a 16-member squad for Rio Olympics, which also marked the return of Indian Women Hockey in Olympics after 36 years after a stellar show at the Hockey World League Semifinals in 2015.Pradhan was the midfielder of the Indian Women's Hockey team.Her selection to the team made her the sixth Hockey player from Jharkhand to play in Olympics, bracketing her with Jaipal Singh Munda (1928), Michael Kido (1972), Sylvanus Dungdung (1980), Ajeet Lakra (1992) and Manohar Topno (1984).