Tokyo Olympics: India Name 8 Debutants In Women’s Hockey Team

India on Thursday named 8 Olympic debutants and as a lot of veterans in its 16-member women’s hockey squad for the Tokyo Game titles to be held from July 23 to August 8. The squad is a ideal mix of youth and encounter and features as a lot of as 8 gamers who had represented India in the 2016 Rio Olympics. The 8 Olympic debutants consist of drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur, Salima Tete, Udita, Nisha, Neha, Navneet Kaur, Sharmila Devi, Lalremsiami, the initially participant hailing from Mizoram in the team. Tete had led the Indian team at the 2018 Youth Olympic Game titles at Buenos Aires to a silver medal functionality. 

Eight knowledgeable gamers, who were section of the final Olympics, consist of skipper Rani, goalkeeper Savita, Deep Grace Ekka, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Monika, Nikki Pradhan, Navjot Kaur, and Vandana Katariya.

These 8 gamers have amassed a full encounter of one,492 caps involving them. The picked squad has just a person goalkeeper in Savita, 4 defenders, six midfielders, and 5 forwards.

This will be the Indian women’s hockey team’s 3rd appearance at the Olympic Game titles and their next consecutive outing, with preceding appearances coming in 1980 and 2016.

Considering the fact that Rio 2016, the women’s team has been on a continual increase and received the Asian Champions Trophy that identical year, the 2017 Asia Cup, and a silver medal at the 2018 Asian Game titles. They also developed historical past by coming into the quarterfinals of the 2018 Women’s Environment Cup for the initially time.

“This team has labored incredibly challenging more than the final couple of yrs and has created progress continuously. There is a very good mix of knowledgeable gamers and new talent, which is superb,” Indian women’s hockey team main coach Sjoerd Marijne reported.

“We appear ahead to taking on the greatest in the planet in Tokyo. This is a team with a lot of potentials and drives which we hope to channelise our energies to give our greatest functionality.”

Hockey India president Gyanendro Ningombam wished the picked gamers achievements and hoped for a fantastic show in Tokyo.

“Around the past couple of yrs, top up to this edition of the Olympics, the women’s team has labored incredibly challenging to realize their existing type. I am self-confident that this team will give a rough level of competition to any opponent. I desire them all the incredibly greatest for their preparing and functionality,” he reported.
The Indian women’s hockey team created historical past in the 2016 Rio Game titles when it certified for the Olympics immediately after 36 lengthy yrs. The squad is presently preparing for the Game titles at the ongoing countrywide camp at the Sporting activities Authority of India (SAI) Centre right here.

Promoted

Squad:
Goalkeeper: Savita
Defenders: Deep Grace Ekka, Nikki Pradhan, Gurjit Kaur, Udita.
Midfielders: Nisha, Neha, Sushila Chanu Purkhrambam, Monika, Navjot Kaur, Salima Tete.
Forwards: Rani Rampal, Navneet Kaur, Lalremsiami, Vandana Katariya, Sharmila Devi. 

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