The Indian hockey team has won the bronze medal in the Women's Asia Cup hockey tournament. Team India, led by Savita Punia, has also given China a 2-0 win in the playoff match. With the victory, the Indian team has come in third place in this tournament. For the Indian side, Sharmila Devi and Gurjit Kaur have scored one goal each.
Took advantage of the penalty corner: The Indian team has started dominating this match from the very beginning and has also taken a great lead in the first quarter, from the side, Sharmila has also scored the first goal in the 13th minute. She has successfully converted the penalty corner into a goal. After which, in the second quarter also, Team India got off to a strong start. This time, Gurjit Kaur has managed to convert a penalty corner into a goal in the 19th minute.
India's journey in the tournament: Top-ranked India started their Asia Cup campaign in a spectacular manner. The team defeated Malaysia 9-0 in their first match. However, in the upcoming match, they have suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of the Asian Games winning team Japan. After which Team India made a comeback and defeated Singapore, who were ranked less than them, 9-1 and qualified for the semi-finals. But once again, they are disappointed. The Indian team has suffered a defeat to 11th-ranked Korea here.
Just the performance we wanted to see
Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) January 28, 2022
Great game for #TeamIndia as they clinch the Medal and put in a perfect finish to their last game of the tournament
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