India clinched the inaugural FIH Women’s Nation’s Cup title with a 1-0 win over Spain within the summit conflict.
The win confirmed India’s berth within the 2023-24 Pro League. Gurjit Kaur scored the all-important objective within the sixth
minute from the penalty nook because the Commonwealth Games bronze medalists ended the eight-nation event with 5 wins on the trot.
Captain, chief, legend! An emotional @savitahockey discusses her workforce’s heroic effort in profitable the inaugural #FIHNationsCup and qualifying for the 2023-24 season of the #FIHProLeague! @TheHockeyIndia pic.twitter.com/nK97k8AJXa
— International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) December 17, 2022
The Janneke Schopman-coached facet had overwhelmed Ireland 2-1 by way of a shootout within the semifinals. India had been ranked a spot under Spain (seventh) within the FIH chart. By advantage of profitable the Nations Cup, the Indian workforce has been promoted to the 2023-24 FIH Hockey Women’s Pro League, a key occasion forward of subsequent 12 months’s Asian Games and 2024 Paris Olympics.
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India and Spain had performed within the FIH ladies’s Hockey Pro League 2021-22 season as alternative groups after pull-outs by Australia and New Zealand as a consequence of COVID-19-related points. India had completed a creditable third within the 2021-22 FIH Pro League. The nation has not certified for the continued 2022-23 Pro League season.
