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  • Mumtaz’s brace goes in useless as Indian staff loses to England in bronze medal match

    Mumtaz Khan’s brace went in useless because the Indian girls’s hockey staff’s dream of reclaiming a bronze medal from the FIH Junior World Cup went up in smoke, shedding 0-3 within the shoot-out to England after each the groups had been locked 2-2 on the finish of regulation time right here on Tuesday.

    Mumtaz, India’s highest scorer within the match with eight strikes, scored two discipline targets within the twenty first and forty seventh minutes, however these had been cancelled by Millie Giglio (18th) and Claudia Swain (58th) to take the third-fourth play-off match to shoot-out.

    The Indians reduce a sorry determine within the shoot-out as Olympian Sharmila Devi, skipper Salima Tete and Sangita Kumari faltered, whereas England’s Katie Curtis, Swain and Maddie Axford discovered the again of the Indian web to avenge their loss on the similar stage within the 2013 version.

    In the 2013 Junior World Cup in Monchengladbach in Germany, India had secured its maiden bronze medal by defeating England within the shoot-out.

    The Indian Junior Women’s Team fought exhausting however obtained defeated by England within the shootouts.#IndiaKaGame #HockeyIndia #JWC2021 #RisingStars #hockeyinvites @CMO_Odisha @sports_odisha @IndiaSports activities @Media_SAI pic.twitter.com/Vd2ztMFuYN

    — Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) April 12, 2022

    Contrary to the ultimate consequence, it was India which had the higher statistics within the match in all points, be it possession, circle penetrations and photographs on purpose.

    But England had the final snort as lapse in focus within the ultimate couple of minutes of the match value India dearly.

    The Indians, although, began the match on a constructive word, securing two penalty corners in fast time simply after the beginning however the English defence was as much as the duty to disclaim their opponents.

    Lalrindiki then had a great opportunity to place India forward however she fired broad from shut vary with solely the English goalkeeper to beat.

    England took the lead three minutes into the second quarter by means of a fortunate purpose.

    Giglio’s weak shot on purpose from contained in the circle bobbled in the direction of India goalkeeper Bichu Devi Kharibam, who mistimed her kick because the ball went previous between her legs contained in the put up.

    @TheHockeyIndia captain Salina Tete expresses her delight within the staff competing so exhausting on this contest and all through the World Cup. pic.twitter.com/x9NQ3E7eNV

    — International Hockey Federation (@FIH_Hockey) April 12, 2022

    It was an unlucky mistake from the Indian custodian, who to this point had an excellent match beneath the bar.

    England’s pleasure lasted simply three minutes as India equalised by means of, who else, than Mumtaz.

    Mumtaz scored her seventh purpose of the match by superbly controlling a cross from the precise flank with one contact after which slotted the ball into the English purpose to attract parity.

    Both the groups tried exhausting to take the initiative thereafter however did not create any actual scoring alternative to enter the midway break locked at 1-1.

    It was a disappointing show by each India and England after the change of ends, doling out irritating and cagey hockey for many a part of the subsequent quarter-hour.

    Just 11 minutes into the fourth quarter, England received a penalty nook however Bichu Devi made a wonderful save to disclaim Maddie Axford.

    The Indians continued to dominate within the ultimate quarter, incomes a few penalty corners however they failed in ultimate execution.

    India made the scoreline 2-1 within the forty seventh minute, but once more by means of Mumtaz, who cooly lifted over the English goalkeeper following a goal-mouth melee.

    Trailing by a purpose, a determined England pulled off their goalkeeper for an additional participant six minutes from the ultimate hooter, and mounted quite a few raids on the Indian citadel, which resulted in two penalty corners however the Indian defence stood agency until then.

    But two minutes from full time, the Indian defence lastly wilted beneath strain when Swain scored the equaliser with a slap shot previous Bichu Devi after receiving a cross from the precise flank.

  • Heartbreak for India as they lose 0-3 to Netherlands in semifinals of Junior Women’s WC

    The Indian ladies’s hockey workforce’s dream run within the FIH Junior World Cup got here to a screeching halt after it suffered a 0-3 defeat to three-time champions, the Netherlands within the semifinals, right here on Sunday.

    India, whose greatest end within the event got here within the 2013 version the place they completed as bronze medallists, had been eying a maiden berth within the summit conflict of the occasion.

    The workforce up to now produced top quality hockey to march into the last-four spherical unbeaten.

    But it was to not be because the Netherlands scored three subject objectives via Tessa Beetsma (twelfth minute), Luna Fokke (53rd) and Jip Dicke (54th) to emerge winners and sail into the their fourth consecutive last.

    The Indian Women’s Junior Team put up a valiant struggle until the top, however we had been defeated by the Netherlands.

    We will return stronger than ever! 💪#IndiaKaGame #HockeyIndia #JWC2021 #RisingStar #hockeyinvites @IndiaSports activities @CMO_Odisha @sports_odisha @Media_SAI pic.twitter.com/oQcGugzwei

    — Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) April 10, 2022

    Contrary to the outcome, the Indians began on a shiny notice and dominated the early share of exchanges.

    Mumtaz Khan, India’s highest scorer within the event up to now with six objectives, got here near giving her aspect the lead early on however her shot from skipper Salima Tete’s move hit the publish.

    The Indians pressed onerous on the Dutch aim within the first quarter and secured as many as three penalty corners however they failed in last execution.

    Stills from the semi-Finals of FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup match between the India and the Netherlands on April tenth in South Africa! #IndiaKaGame #HockeyIndia #JWC2021 #RisingStars #hockeyinvites @CMO_Odisha @sports_odisha @IndiaSports activities @Media_SAI pic.twitter.com/VqGnWDDXgE

    — Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) April 10, 2022

    The Netherlands scored in opposition to the run of play within the twelfth minute via a implausible subject effort from Beetsma, in what has been described as the most effective aim of the event because it concerned as many as 20 passes.

    The aim modified the complexion of the match utterly as from there on the Dutch took management of the proceedings and put the Indian defence below stress with relentless raids, which included three unsuccessful penalty nook.

    After the change of ends, the Dutch utterly dominated the proceedings and the Indians had been content material in taking part in the ready recreation, defending in numbers and simply ready for the chance to counter-attack.

    But each the groups failed of their ploy because the third quarter didn’t produce any objectives.

    The Dutch prolonged their lead within the 53rd minute via Fokke’s reverse hit previous India custodian Bichu Devi Kharibam after receiving a superb cross-field move from Noor Omrani.

    A minute later, the Netherlands actually took the sport away from the Indians with one other subject strike via Dicke, who deflected house a Beetsma reverse hit.

    From there on, it was subsequent to inconceivable for the Indians because the Dutch continued to dominate to take the sport away and seal their place within the last.

  • There has been change in notion about ladies’s hockey after Olympic efficiency: India gamers

    The historic fourth place end within the Tokyo Olympics lifted the profile of girls’s hockey within the nation immensely with kids taking over the game in massive numbers, India gamers Vandana Katariya, Navjot Kaur and Gurjit Kaur stated on Tuesday.

    India ended at fourth place within the Tokyo Games ladies’s hockey after shedding to Great Britain within the bronze medal play-off final 12 months. It was the most effective efficiency in 41 years after 1980 Moscow Olympics the place the nationwide group had additionally completed fourth.

    “There has certainly been a change in mindset since Tokyo Olympics last year,” midfielder Navjot Kaur stated throughout a digital press convention on the event of International Women’s Day on Tuesday.

    “Now, all parents want their children to play sports. Most of the parents believe that the future of their children will be better if they play sports along with focusing on their studies.”

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    A lady with a voice is by definition a powerful girl💙

    On this Wonderful day hear from our Women’s Hockey Team gamers how they broke the limitations and achieved something and all the pieces they dreamt of.

    — Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) March 8, 2022

    Echoing related sentiments, ahead Vandana Katariya stated she was amazed to see so many ladies popping out to play hockey at her house city Roshnabad in Uttarakhand.

    “After the Olympics, it has been fantastic to see over 250 athletes play the game of hockey in Roshnabad (Uttarakhand) and majority of the 250 athletes are girls. It feels great to see the popularity of hockey and everyone in my hometown also tells me the rules of the game,” she stated.

    Asked what she would advise younger ladies who need to take up the game, Katariya stated, “There will probably be lots of people who say loads of issues when ladies step out to play sports activities, however we shouldn’t hearken to anyone.

    “If we listen to people, then we might take a step backwards. We need to believe in ourselves and keep our focus on the game intact and ignore everyone who say wrong things.”

    Defender Gurjit Kaur stated ladies ought to all the time consider in themselves.

    “Women have a lot of power and they can do anything. Women should continue to be strong and not give up. Whatever women do, whether it’s playing sports or working in business, they should believe in themselves,” she stated.

    “If one has the support from her family, then anything is achievable. We also need to have a positive approach towards every problem we face in our lives. I know it’s easier said than done, but we need to learn how to keep a positive frame of mind in difficult circumstances.”

    The Indian ladies’s hockey group will probably be seen in motion within the two-legged FIH Pro League tie towards Germany on March 12 and 13 right here.

  • India land 1-2 blow on Spain with comeback wins

    Within the staff, Navneet Kaur is hailed as one of the best participant in one-on-one conditions. On Saturday, the India ahead confirmed why her teammates price her talent so extremely.

    India have been having bother creating something towards Spain of their residence debut within the Pro League. To complicate the scenario for them, Spain capitalised on their dominant begin and took the lead within the 18th minute by means of Marta Segu. India have been searching for inspiration, and it got here from Navneet, who effectively goes about her enterprise on the pitch, nearly unnoticed.

    Within a minute of restart after conceding the purpose, Navneet discovered herself with the ball alongside the byline contained in the Spanish ‘D’, on the left. Squeezed to the facet, surrounded by crimson shirts and seemingly nowhere to go, Navneet, one would have thought, would go for the better possibility and discover a Spanish foot to earn a penalty nook. Instead, she went for the audacious, trusting her expertise to barely increase the ball, dribble it within the air, beat a few defenders on the way in which and play a sq. go in the direction of Jyoti Gulia. It was a near-perfect execution of the ‘3D’ dribble and all Jyoti needed to do was faucet the ball into an empty purpose, which she did.

    Some successful moments to relive from the conflict towards Spain!🤩#IndiaKaGame #FIHPROLEAGUE #hockeyatitsbest #HockeyIndia @IndiaSports activities @Media_SAI @CMO_Odisha @sports_odisha pic.twitter.com/hGMdW0qzdG

    — Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) February 26, 2022

     

    The transfer and the purpose gave India much-needed perception towards an opponent ranked three locations above them. And regardless that the guests loved extra possession and created higher possibilities, India lived as much as their fame of being the final word fighters and saved denying the Spanish attackers, earlier than Neha Goyal scored the successful purpose within the 52nd minute on the again of some actually sensible work by Vandana Katariya to create house in a crowded ‘D’ for the help.

    It was a exceptional turnaround by a staff that struggled to maintain the ball within the first half and was second-best in most conditions. India had fewer pictures, circle penetrations, possession and penalty corners than Spain at halftime. One of the primary causes they have been nonetheless within the recreation was the ever-reliable goalkeeper Savita Punia.

    From the time when ladies’s hockey was largely on the fringes earlier than it took the centre stage on the Tokyo Olympics, Savita has been the custodian of the facet, actually and figuratively talking. She was instrumental in serving to India qualify for the Olympics after greater than three many years in 2016. She, as soon as once more, was instrumental in making certain the staff reached Tokyo and within the Japanese capital, her performances underneath the bar earned common acclaim as India narrowly missed out on a medal.

    Even because the staff goes by means of a transitional part, Savita stays one of many pillars. The captain, standing in for an injured Rani Rampal, thwarted wave after wave of Spanish assaults within the first half, most from the proper flank, to maintain India alive within the match. Her saves have been essential as Spain wore down because the minutes ticked by and have been barely in a position to create any clear-cut possibilities within the second half, whereas India scored from the one alternative they obtained.

    The win meant India, making their debut within the competitors meant for world hockey’s elite, are nonetheless unbeaten. But coach Janneke Schopman could be involved with the staff consistently shedding the ball inside their very own half, and likewise being unable to win a single penalty nook. Despite these shortcomings, India confirmed sufficient grit to stroll away with three factors. But Schopman is aware of Spain can be unforgiving when the 2 groups meet once more on Sunday.

    Men come again from 1-4 down, win 5-4

    The males’s staff, which was underneath stress to carry out after a shock defeat to France earlier this month, regarded on track to a different embarrassing loss when Spain raced to a 4-1 lead halfway into the third quarter due to Marc Miralles’s hat-trick.

    That, nonetheless, appeared to wake them from their slumber as Graham Reid’s facet staged a exceptional comeback to win 5-4, with Harmanpreet Singh scoring the decisive purpose from a penalty stroke with simply 5 seconds left within the recreation.

    The recreation modified and the way 🤩
    What a comeback from #MenInBlue within the second half!

    IND 5:4 ESP#IndiaKaGame #FIHPROLEAGUE #hockeyatitsbest #HockeyIndia @CMO_Odisha @sports_odisha @IndiaSports activities @Media_SAI pic.twitter.com/tERNnPORnP

    — Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) February 26, 2022

     

    The win, nonetheless, will paper over numerous cracks, particularly within the defence, which has leaked targets towards three completely different opponents in the previous couple of matches. Before conceding 4 towards Spain, India had allowed France and Japan to attain 5 targets every of their matches within the Pro League and the Asian Champions Trophy respectively. With the midfield freely giving the ball too cheaply and the backline repeatedly sliced open, the goalkeepers have usually been left in a susceptible place.

    India have been made to pay for his or her defensive errors prior to now. On Saturday, they have been bailed out by the attackers, who entered the Spanish ‘D’ nearly each two minutes and though they weren’t capable of finding the proper go that may result in a purpose, India earned six penalty corners, three of which have been transformed into targets by Harmanpreet, Shamsher Singh and Varun Kumar.

    The braveness to mount a fightback from a shedding place would please Reid. However, when the 2 groups meet once more on Sunday, the coach will hope his defence wouldn’t leak as many targets.

    Score:

    Women: India 2 (Jyoti 20’, Neha 42’) bt Spain 1 (Segu 18’)

    Men: India 5 (Harmanpreet 15’, 60’, Shilanand 41’, Shamsher 43’, Varun 55’) bt Spain 4 (Cunill 14’, Miralles 20’, 23’, 40’)

  • India ladies’s hockey group to play in FIH Pro League as alternative

    India and Spain will play within the upcoming ladies’s Hockey Pro League as alternative groups just for this season after pull-outs by Australia and New Zealand, the worldwide Hockey Federation (FIH) stated on Friday.
    The third season of the ladies’s FIH Hockey Pro League begins on October 13 with Olympic and world champions the Netherlands taking up Belgium.
    “FIH is glad to announce that the women’s national teams of India and Spain will join the FIH Hockey Pro League — “Hockey at its Best” — for Season 3,” the International Hockey Federation stated in an announcement.
    “Both teams will replace — for this season only — Australia and New Zealand … However, Australia and New Zealand will join Pro League again for Season 4,” it stated.
    Last month, Australia and New Zealand pulled out of the league in addition to from the upcoming FIH Hockey Junior World Cups and the FIH Hockey Indoor World Cup resulting from COVID-related worldwide journey restrictions put in place by their very own respective governments.
    The FIH stated at any time when doable, the ladies’s squads of India and Spain will play on the identical dates and venues as their males counterparts, who’re already a part of FIH’s international home-and-away league, which entails a lot of the greatest nations in world hockey.
    Both India and Spain had carried out brilliantly on the latest Tokyo Olympics. India reached their maiden semifinals whereas Spain solely narrowly missed the final 4 after shedding to Great Britain in a shoot-out.
    FIH CEO Thierry Weil stated, “It’s fantastic to welcome such nice groups as India and Spain for the subsequent version of the FIH Hockey Pro League, particularly after their good efficiency in Tokyo.
    “This is great for the athletes and great for the fans! On behalf of FIH, I’d like to extend our sincerest thanks to Hockey India and the Royal Spanish Hockey Federation for having accepted our invitation.”
    Hockey India President Gyanendro Ningombam stated the nation’s participation within the forthcoming FIH Hockey Pro League won’t solely give the gamers a chance to compete in opposition to the very best on the earth however may even assist improve the fanbase for the group.
    “With the Asian Games being held in 2022, getting to play strong teams of the world earlier in the year will certainly be a great platform for our teams to get right exposure before the all-important Asian Games which is also an Olympic Qualification event,” he stated.
    Royal Spanish Hockey Federation President Santiago Deo stated: “The participation of the women’s team in the FIH Hockey Pro League will enable our team to play against the best teams in the world. This will also make them better prepare for the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup Spain and Netherlands 2022.”

  • Hockey India names 25 gamers for senior girls’s nationwide camp

    Hockey India on Sunday named 25 gamers, together with the members of nationwide crew that secured a historic fourth place on the Tokyo Olympics, for the senior girls’s nationwide teaching Camp scheduled to start right here from Monday.
    “The core group which also includes the 16 players who were part of the Indian contingent at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will report on Sunday, 12 September for the National Camp which will conclude on 20 October 2021,” HI stated in a launch.
    The 25 probables embody Gagandeep Kaur, Mariana Kujur, Suman Devi Thoudam and Mahima Choudhary, who’ve been moved to the Senior Core Group from the Junior ranks.
    Experienced participant Lilima Minz, Rashmita Minz, Jyoti, Rajwinder Kaur and Manpreet Kaur too have acquired a call-up for the camp.
    Salima Tete, Lalremsiami and Sharmila who had been a part of the Olympic squad will be part of the junior Indian girls’s crew’s ongoing nationwide teaching camp on the similar campus in SAI, Bengaluru.

    Bichu Devi Kharibam who was additionally a part of the Olympic Core group will now be part of the Junior National Camp.
    The junior core Group is at present getting ready for the all-important FIH Junior Women’s World Cup to be held later this yr in South Africa.

    “While the campaign in Tokyo ended on a disappointing note for the players as it was a case of so near yet so far from the medal, the love and support the players have received over these past few weeks has been incredible and this has motivated them to do better,” Hockey India President Gyanendro Ningombam stated.
    Core Probable Group: Savita, Rajani Etimarpu, Deep Grace Ekka, Reena Khokhar, Manpreet Kaur, Gurjit Kaur, Nisha, Nikki Pradhan, Monika, Neha, Lilima Minz, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Namita Toppo, Rani, Vandana Katariya, Navjot Kaur, Navneet Kaur, Rajwinder Kaur, Udita, Rashmita Minz, Jyoti, Gagandeep Kaur, Mariana Kujur, Suman Devi Thoudam, Mahima Choudhary.

  • India title eight debutants in girls’s hockey squad for Tokyo Olympics

    India on Thursday named eight Olympic debutants and as many veterans in its 16-member girls’s hockey squad for the Tokyo Games to be held from July 23 to August 8.
    The squad is an ideal mixture of youth and expertise and contains as many as eight gamers who had represented India within the 2016 Rio Olympics.
    The staff shall be captained by star striker Rani Rampal within the quadrennial Games.
    The eight Olympic debutants embody drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur, Udita, Nisha, Neha, Navneet Kaur, Sharmila Devi, Lalremsiami, the primary participant hailing from Mizoram within the staff, and Salima Tete.

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    — Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) June 17, 2021
    Tete had led the Indian staff on the 2018 Youth Olympic Games at Buenos Aires to a silver medal efficiency.
    The eight skilled gamers, who had been a part of the final Olympics, embody skipper Rani, goalkeeper Savita, Deep Grace Ekka, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Monika, Nikki Pradhan, Navjot Kaur and Vandana Katariya.
    These eight gamers have amassed a complete expertise of 1,492 caps between them.
    The chosen squad has only one goalkeeper in Savita, 4 defenders, six mid-fielders and 5 forwards.
    This would be the Indian girls’s hockey staff’s third look on the Olympic Games and their second consecutive outing, with earlier appearances coming in 1980 and 2016.
    Since Rio 2016, the ladies’s staff has been on a gradual rise and gained the Asian Champions Trophy that very same yr, the 2017 Asia Cup and silver medal on the 2018 Asian Games.
    They additionally created historical past by coming into the quarterfinals of the 2018 Women’s World Cup for the primary time.
    “This team has worked very hard over the last few years and has made progress consistently. There is a good mix of experienced players and new talent, which is excellent,” Indian girls’s hockey staff chief coach Sjoerd Marijne stated.
    “We look forward to taking on the best in the world in Tokyo. This is a team with a lot of potential and drive which we hope to channelise our energies to give our best performance.”
    The Indian girls’s hockey staff made historical past in 2016 Rio Games when it certified for the Olympics after 36 lengthy years.
    The squad is at present making ready for the Games on the ongoing nationwide camp on the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre right here.
    INDIA WOMEN SQUAD
    GOALKEEPERS: SavitaDEFENDERS: Deep Grace Ekka, Nikki Pradhan, Gurjit Kaur, UditaMIDFIELDERS: Nisha, Neha, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Monika, Nanjot Kaur, Salima TeteFORWARDS: Rani, Navneet Kaur, Lalremsiami, Vandana Katariya, Sharmila, Devi

  • Rani Rampal amongst seven India gamers to check constructive for COVID-19

    Seven members of the Indian girls’s hockey group, together with captain Rani Rampal, and two assist employees members on Monday examined constructive for COVID-19 forward of a coaching camp on the Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) Centre in Bengaluru.
    All the gamers and assist employees are asymptomatic and have been positioned beneath commentary on the SAI centre.
    “They were tested on April 24, post quarantine after their return from their respective home towns to their training base at SAI Bengaluru, as per the laid down protocol,” the SAI mentioned in a press release.
    Besides Rampal, the others who’ve been contaminated are Savita Punia, Sharmila Devi, Rajani, Navjot Kaur, Navneet Kaur and Sushila.
    The two assist employees members who’ve examined constructive are video analyst Amrutaprakash and scientific advisor Wayne Lombard.
    The Indian girls’s hockey core group had returned to the nationwide camp in Bengaluru on Sunday final to restart the preparations for the Tokyo Olympics after a 10-day break.
    The 25-member Olympic core group underwent obligatory quarantine earlier than the graduation of coaching.In January, the group toured Argentina the place it performed seven matches.
    The aspect drew two matches in opposition to the host nation’s junior group, misplaced the subsequent two in opposition to Argentina B aspect after which suffered defeats within the two video games in opposition to world quantity two senior group.
    In the tour of Germany in February-March, the Indian girls’s group misplaced all its 4 matches in opposition to the world quantity three house aspect.

  • Rani Rampal-led Indian girls’s hockey group leaves for Argentina tour

    The Indian girls’s hockey group, led by Rani Rampal, on Sunday left the nation for the tour of Argentina, seeking to achieve worldwide match publicity after practically a break of 1 12 months on account of COVID-19 pandemic.
    The Indian group was compelled to coach on the Sports Authority of India centre in Bengaluru for a number of months as worldwide competitors got here to a halt as a result of pandemic.
    The Indian group is scheduled to play 4 matches towards the world quantity two Argentina facet (January 26, 28, 30, 31). Before that, it can play two matches every towards Argentina’s junior and B sides.
    “It feels amazing to be touring again. We have worked very hard on our game in the last few months and the time has come for us to execute our skills in an international match,” skipper Rani mentioned forward of departure.
    “Playing in international matches is going to be a bit different this time, since we will be in a bio bubble, however, the team is excited to be back on the field in the best possible manner at the moment,” she mentioned.
    Hockey India and the host nation’s nationwide affiliation have created a bio bubble for each the groups.
    The Indian group will keep at a resort the place there can be provisions for separate rooms/halls for all of the meals, group conferences and classes.
    The whole Indian contingent underwent a COVID-19 RT-PCR check 72 hours previous to their departure.
    Though there isn’t a requirement for quarantine upon arrival in Argentina, the group will nonetheless be following all security and well being measures as suggested by the respective governments of India and Argentina, a launch mentioned.
    India’s vice captain and goalkeeper Savita thanked Hockey India and SAI for arranging the tour of Argentina.
    “We desperately needed to get back into competitive mode as there’s not much time left to go for the Olympics. We have been doing well in practice sessions, but an international match is always the real test for any sportsperson,” mentioned Savita.
    “We are really looking forward to a great tour and hopefully, we start playing to our full potential right from the first match,” she added.

  • Indian girls’s hockey staff to renew worldwide competitors with tour of Argentina

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    Indian hockey will hit the restart button and start the Olympic preparations when the ladies’s staff travels to Argentina subsequent week for its first tour in almost a 12 months after the COVID-19 pandemic abruptly halted all competitions all over the world.
    A core group of 25 gamers and 7 assist employees will depart from New Delhi on January 3. The Indian girls’s staff will compete in eight matches towards hosts Argentina, ranging from January 17.
    “We have a little over 200 days before we arrive in Tokyo for the Olympic Games in July 2021 and it was very important to play matches against a strong team like Argentina,” Indian girls’s hockey staff captain Rani stated in a launch issued by Hockey India.
    “The team is really excited for this opportunity and has been keenly looking forward to this tour, this exposure will make us understand the level we are at after nearly a five-month long National Coaching Camp in Bengaluru.”
    The Indian girls’s staff final participated in a global tour in January this 12 months when it travelled to New Zealand for a five-match collection. It performed each New Zealand and Great Britain within the five-match collection and had been victorious in three of them.
    “I am happy that after one year we are able to play international matches. This tour will give us information for the next step to be made in our preparations for the Tokyo Olympic Games,” stated chief coach Sjoerd Marijne.
    Hockey India and the host National Association have deliberate to create a bio bubble in Argentina for each the groups.
    The Indian girls’s staff will likely be staying in a lodge the place provisions to have separate rooms/halls for the staff for all of the meals, staff conferences, classes and so forth have been made.
    The lodging will likely be on twin sharing foundation, the place the room sharing companions will stay identical all through the tour who can even be identical even in case of the seating association within the staff coach/bus, this has been deliberate rigorously holding in thoughts all essential necessities.
    “This tour has been planned very carefully keeping in mind the safety of players and we are truly grateful to Hockey India and SAI for ensuring we resume competition despite the ongoing pandemic,” Rani stated.
    Among different protocols, the staff members is not going to be transferring out of the bubble and assembly any third-party supply as even whereas travelling to the match/coaching venue the staff will likely be travelling in a devoted transport which is able to solely take upto 80% capability.
    The whole Indian contingent will bear COVID-19 RT-PCR Test 72 hours previous to their departure from New Delhi.
    There is not any requirement of quarantine upon arrival in Argentina however the staff will nonetheless be following all security and well being measures as suggested by the respective Governments of India & Argentina.

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