Indian women's hockey team suffered a 2-4 loss against Germany despite putting up a solid show in a thrilling encounter. Sunelita Toppo and Deepika scored goals for India, while Viktoria Huse, Stine Kurz and Jule Bleuel emerged as goal-scorers for Germany
Speaking ahead of India's return FIH Pro League fixture against China, both Sunelita and Jyoti, expressed their excitement at the prospect of playing in front of their family in Rourkela
In the allotted 60 minutes, Ropni Kumari (8'), Jyoti Chhatri (17'), and Sunelita Toppo (53') scored a goal each for India, while Isabella Story (11'), Madeline Harris (14'), and Riana Pho (49') netted goals for New Zealand.
Young forward Sunelita hails from Kukuda village in Sundargarh, the second largest and mineral-rich district of Odisha and also the home to several tribes with one thing common across villages - hockey. Notably, 90 per cent of Odisha's hockey players come from Sundargarh, so, it was pretty n