Indian women's hockey team holds world no 2 Argentina to 1-1 draw
Other Sports | Feb 01, 2021, 07:37 AM ISTSkipper Rani struck for India in the 35th minute while Emilia Forcherio scored for the home team through a penalty stroke.
Skipper Rani struck for India in the 35th minute while Emilia Forcherio scored for the home team through a penalty stroke.
On the day, Silvina D'elia (2nd minute) and Agustina Albertarrio (54th) were the goalscorers for Argentina, while India drew a blank.
Playing their fifth match of the tour of Chile, goals from Sangita Kumari (48th minute) and Sushma Kumari (56th minute) in the last quarter gave India the win.
In the previous matches, India drew 2-2 and 1-1 respectively with the Argentina junior team.
Speaking about the on-going national coaching camp, Navneet said, "Our intensity has increased this week onwards and we are able to take more load without facing any fatigue."
The Indian women's hockey team has enjoyed good results in top tournaments recently, including winning the silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games and qualifying for back-to-back Olympics.
The Indian eves recorded excellent victories at the FIH Series Finals and the FIH Olympic Qualifiers last year and their efforts during the course of 2019 resulted in better places in the FIH rankings as well, with the side moving to the ninth position.
The 26-year-old first started off as a forward and then later moved to become a midfielder. Minz also explained the reason behind the move from being in the forward line to the midfield region.
Gurjit, who has gone on to become a crucial drag-flicker for the Indian side, said that she didn't have much knowledge about the art prior to joining the junior national camp in 2012.
The core probables for the national men's and women's hockey teams are currently at Sports Authority of India's (SAI) Bengaluru facility.
Having completed their 14-day self-isolation period, the Indian senior men and women core probables resumed training with the national camp, which is expected to continue till September 30 at SAI South Centre.
Lalremsiami, Salima Tete, Rajwinder Kaur, Sharmila are some of the new entrants in the Indian team and have climbed up the ranks swiftly with some commendable performances on the international stage.
The Indian team sealed a second consecutive berth in the now postponed Tokyo Olympics after beating USA 6-5 on aggregate in November.
Rani, who is the first Indian to be named as the World Games Athlete of The Year, has also been the recipient of the Arjuna Award (2016) and Padma Shri (2020).
The Indian team sealed a second consecutive berth in the now postponed Tokyo Olympics after beating USA 6-5 on aggregate in November.
The funds will be used to provide basic necessities for patients at various locations, migrant workers and slum dwellers.
Having debuted for India in early 2017 against Belarus, Tete became a young prodigy who was touted to be the next big thing in Indian hockey.
In this testing time, the 25-year-old says the team is focussing on maintaining fitness and staying in touch with the sport as much as possible.
Indian hockey team midfielder Namita Toppo has said that the postponement of Olympics hasn't changed the side's target of winning the medal.
Since the nation-wide lockdown was announced, the team has suspended formal hockey training and is making the best use of this time to introspect on their own game and areas that require improvement.
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