Hat-trick of defeats: Indian women lose 0-2 to Germany in 3rd game
March 02, 2021 19:18 ISTThe fourth match of the series will be played on Thursday.
The fourth match of the series will be played on Thursday.
The season will kick-start with the 11th Hockey India Sub Junior Women National Championship 2021 to be held in Simdega, Jharkhand.
After a two-week break following their Argentina tour, the core group assembled at the Sports Authority of India (SAI), Bengaluru and will undergo mandatory quarantine.
Goals from Sharmila (34th) and Gurjit Kaur (40th) gave India the lead after the hosts had scored in the 25th minute via Micaela Retegui but Argentina came up with back-to-back strikes in the final quarter.
She added that it will be a good test to assess their mental and physical strength as Indian team trains in Argentina.
Dhyan Chand was part of three Olympic gold medal-winning Indian teams -- Amsterdam (1928), Los Angeles (1932) and Berlin, where he was also the captain.
Dhyan Chand was part of three gold medal-winning Indian teams at the Olympics -- in Amsterdam (1928), Los Angeles (1932) and Berlin, where he was the captain.
Clark, who will join the national camp this month, had coached the Indian junior men's team in 2013-2014 when it won the Sultan of Johor Cup and also participated at the 2013 FIH Junior World Cup in New Delhi.
With only 200 days to go for the Olympics, Manpreet and Rani, the women's team skipper, believe the players in respective core groups will have to give their 100 per cent to be able to achieve their goals in Tokyo.
Hockey India has been in talks with different nations to organise a tour for the men's team. Captain Manpreet has expressed that the side is looking forward to much-needed match practice before the Tokyo Olympics.
Kindo, a full back in his playing days, was a member of the team that won the lone World Cup for India in 1975 in Kuala Lumpur.
Spread over 15 acres of land, the stadium will be constructed in the Biju Patnaik University of Technology campus.
The Australian coach said the sooner India gets to play international matches, the better willbe their preparations for the Olympics.
The qualification process had been reviewed to increase the number of quotas that can be won from the five continental championships from six to 11.
The players will reassemble for camp again on January 5 after a three-week break.
Shilanand Lakra, a young forward in the Indian men's hockey team, is determined to make the most of the ongoing period where he has having found the opportunity to focus on personal development since the Covid-19 pandemic struck.
Rani had led India to the podium at the 2018 Asian Games and also guided the team to Olympics for the second successive time. Savita has also played a crucial role in the Olympic Qualifier.
The FIH said its decision was based on "information and recommendations from the WHO and the decisions taken by a number of governments and local authorities around the world."
Hockey captains Manpreet Singh and Rani Rampal were on Tuesday nominated for Dhruv Batra Player of the Year award .
With less than 150 days to go for the start of Tokyo Olympics, the Indian men's hockey team vice-captain Harmanpreet said the team needs to work upon in some areas.
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