Tag: Indian Women S Hockey

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced Rs 1 crore cash reward for each of the four Odisha players – Sunita Lakra, Namita Toppo, Lilima Minz and Deep Grace Ekka who were part of the Indian women’s hockey team that won silver medal at the Asian Games 2018. As per the revised policy, the coach […]

Bhubaneswar: Odia Hockey star Sunita Lakra who led the national women team to runner’s up position in the recently concluded Asian Champions Trophy, on Sunday, said that the team’s prime target is to work on the weaknesses for better performance in upcoming World Cup and Asian Games. Speaking to OTV in her first interview after […]

Jakarta: Ending a two-decade wait, a resilient Indian women’s hockey team stormed into the final of the 18th Asian Games after edging past World No.11 China 1-0 in the semi-final at the Gelora Bung Karno field here on Wednesday. Inspired by Gurjit Kaur’s solitary goal in the 52nd minute, India ensured themselves of at least […]

Jincheon (South Korea): The Indian women’s hockey team edged past hosts South Korea 2-1 in their first game of the three-match bilateral series, here on Monday. Lalremsiami (20th minute) and Navneet Kaur (40th) scored for India, while Shin Hyejeong (48th) found the net for S Korea. India, coming into the meet on the back of […]

Jincheon (Korea): The Indian Women’s Hockey team pipped South Korea 2-1 in the second match of their tour and took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series here on Wednesday. The Indian eves overcame a 0-1 deficit to beat the hosts. In the first quarter, both teams traded penalty corners while the goalkeepers on […]

Hiroshima: India clinched the women’s FIH Series Finals hockey tournament by beating hosts Japan 3-1 in the summit clash here Sunday. The Indian women eked put a hard fought win over the Asian champions at the Hiroshima Hockey Stadium. Captain Rani Rampal gave India the lead in the 3rd minute before drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur struck […]

Lausanne (Switzerland): India women’s hockey captain Rani Rampal on Thursday won the 2019 World Games Athlete of the Year award. The prize, which is voted for by the public, is given for outstanding performance, along with social commitment and fair behaviour. “It is my privilege and honour to win this award,” said Rani. “The award […]