New Delhi: The Indian women's hockey team is set to tour Argentina this month. The team is scheduled to play eight matches against the host nation from January 17 to 31. Team captain Rani Rampal said that she is looking forward to seeing how her teammates respond to an international match.

Rani is excited about the tournament, In a statement, she said, "We are very excited to make our return to the international circuit.  All the players in the team are feeling very confident about their games and it will be interesting to see how each one of them performs in a match situation after staying away from the international circuit for almost one year. If we play to our potential against Argentina then we will attain a lot of confidence for the all-important Olympics, where we are aiming nothing short of a medal. Hopefully, we can make history in Tokyo and make our country proud.

Corona has affected the sports world to a great extent. It's been almost one year since the Indian men's and women's hockey team took the field in an international match. The Indian women's team played their last international match against New Zealand on February 5, 2020.

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