~The Indian Ladies’s Hockey Workforce will vie to make their third consecutive Olympic qualification~
Ranchi, 12 January 2024: The battle to earn a berth for Paris Olympics begins tomorrow, with the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers Ranchi 2024 kicking off in Ranchi, Jharkhand on the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Astro Turf on Saturday. The eight groups within the fray embody world no.5 Germany, Japan, Chile and Czech Republic in Pool Some time hosts India are clubbed in Pool B with New Zealand, United States and Italy. Solely the highest 3 groups within the match will make the qualification lower.
Vying for his or her third consecutive Olympic berth, the Savita-led Indian Ladies’s Hockey Workforce are optimistic about their possibilities. Going into the match because the second highest ranked workforce, the hosts might be driving on some important performances in latest occasions, particularly the Asian Champions Trophy the place they avenged their loss to China within the Semi-Finals of the nineteenth Asian Video games Hangzhou. “We’re prepared for the match. Your entire workforce understands that this is step one in direction of the Paris Olympics dream. We have now labored on ourselves as a person and as a workforce. Our focus might be on our personal energy, and never fear an excessive amount of about what the opponents will convey to the desk,” asserted a assured Captain Savita.
The Indian facet will start their marketing campaign with a match in opposition to the US on Saturday. The Indian workforce had defeated the US within the 2019 Olympic Qualifiers and might be seeking to repeat that efficiency this time too. “There might be stress after we tackle the USA. Little doubt, they’re a very good facet. However as I’ve all the time mentioned, there’s stress in each match and each match, that is no completely different. We have now labored on ourselves mentally and have labored on easy methods to overcome tough conditions within the match,” said Savita.
Talking in regards to the stress to qualify for the Olympics, Chief Coach Janneke Schopman mentioned, “The Olympics is the largest match, so in fact there might be stress. Each workforce right here desires to qualify for the Olympics and the workforce is conscious of the challenges they are going to face however as Savita mentioned, the workforce is well-prepared and enjoying in Ranchi is a bonus. We noticed how a lot they rallied behind the workforce when the Asian Champions Trophy was held right here, I consider their help will rely this time too. If our workforce performs to our potential, I do know we stand a positive shot to qualify.”
The Indian Workforce will tackle the US of their opening match on thirteenth January, adopted by a match in opposition to New Zealand on 14th January. After a day’s relaxation, India will play Italy on sixteenth January whereas the Semi-Finals might be held on 18th and the Ultimate on nineteenth January.
On thirteenth January India will tackle USA at 1930 hrs.
Matches might be stay on Sports18 / Jio Cinema.
