The Indian hockey team under the leadership of goalkeeper Savita Punia won the Women's FIH Nations Cup 2022 final on Saturday with a 1-0 victory over Spain, securing their spot in the 2023-24 FIH Pro League.
After Carroll Naomi (14') put Ireland ahead, Udita found the equalizer for India in the 44th minute. At 1-1 at the final whistle, India won the shootout 2-1 to advance to the final against Spain on Saturday.
The Savita-led team began their campaign with a dominant 3-1 win over Chile, before defeating Japan 2-1 and South Africa 2-0 in their third Pool B match to top the group with 9 points and secure their place in the semifinal, according to a press release from Hockey India.
Indian forward Sangita Kumari (2') and midfielder Sonika (10') gave India an early lead, and Navneet Kaur (31') made it 3-0. Fernanda Villagran equalized for Chile in the 43rd minute.
The stand-in captain opened up about the turnaround of Indian hockey in the past few years and talked about the major shift that has taken place, helping Indian hockey regain some of its old glory.
The FIH Women's Nations Cup is an important fixture in the international calendar as it brings in a system of promotion-relegation, where the champions will be promoted to the FIH Hockey Women's Pro League's 2023-2024 season.
The Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar will grace the occasion as the chief guest. Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh and Haryana Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Sardar Sandeep Singh will also be present on the occasion
International Hockey Federation (FIH) has issued an apology for the timer error during the women's hockey semifinal between India and Australia at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Friday
New India [India], August 7 (ANI): President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur took to Twitter on Sunday to congratulate the Indian women's hockey team for claiming the bronze medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022 (CWG22).