She achieved this remarkable milestone during India's match against New Zealand, the ninth-ranked team in the world, in the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers 2024 at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh AstroTurf Hockey Stadium here in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
With Captain Harmanpreet Singh leading the charge and FIH Player of the Year 2023 Hardik Singh playing the deputy, the Indian team boasts a rich blend of youth and experience and will look to make full use of the tour to build on their quality of hockey in the year of the Olympics.
The Indian women's hockey team suffered a 0-1 defeat against the USA in their opening match of the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers 2024 at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Astroturf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi on Saturday.
Sidhu obtained a Paris 2024 Olympic quota for India in men's 25m rapid-fire pistol after entering the final at the Asian Shooting Championships 2024 meet in Jakarta, Indonesia on Saturday.
The winelands venue was in a festive mood on a glorious summer's day in Paarl with the Royals faithful packing in on the grass banks. The executive suites were also filled with royalty with former Springbok captains Jean de Villiers and Morne du Plessis along with Olympic gold medalist Wayde
The Italy women's hockey team visited Jagannath Temple in Ranchi and performed Puja on Friday ahead of the much-awaited FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers 2024.
The eight teams in the fray include Germany, Japan, Chile and Czech Republic in Pool A while hosts India are clubbed in Pool B with New Zealand, United States and Italy. Only the top 3 teams in the tournament will make the qualification cut.
Italy women's team coach Andres Mondo talked about the preparation of the team for their campaign opener against New Zealand on January 13 in the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers 2024.