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The Indian girls’s hockey workforce put up a gritty efficiency but it surely was not sufficient to safe a maiden Olympic ultimate berth because it misplaced 1-2 to world no.2 Argentina in a hard-fought semifinal of the continued Video games right here on Wednesday.
India nonetheless have an opportunity to win the bronze medal as they are going to tackle Nice Britain within the third-fourth place play-off match on Friday.
Great strike by Gurjit Kaur. Scored 1st Aim. Very early lead. #Hockey #TeamIndia #Olympics
IND =1, ARG =0 pic.twitter.com/V8tEuxQVVB— Dharmvir Baundwal (@dharmvir_9) August 4, 2021
The Indians fought valiantly and gave Argentina a run for his or her cash by taking the lead within the second minute by way of a penalty nook conversion by Gurjit Kaur.
However the Las Leonas bounced again strongly with skipper Maria Barrionuevo’s (18th, thirty sixth minutes) twin strikes from penalty corners to safe the hard-fought win.
One of many issues we’ll keep in mind #Tokyo2020 for is the stupendous efficiency by our Hockey groups.
In the present day and thru the Video games, our Ladies’s Hockey workforce performed with grit and showcased nice talent. Pleased with the workforce. Better of luck for the sport forward and for future endeavours.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 4, 2021
The bunch of 18 fearless and decided Indian girls had already completed the unthinkable after they shocked three-time champions Australia 1-0 on Monday to enter the Olympic semifinals for the primary time.
Coming into the match, the percentages have been completely towards India however the aspect led by talismanic Rani Rampal and coached by grasp tactician Sjoerd Marijne exceeded expectations.
India’s finest efficiency within the Olympics got here means again within the 1980 Moscow Video games the place they completed fourth out of six groups.
In that version of the Video games, girls’s hockey made its debut within the Olympics and the game was performed in a round-robin format with prime two groups qualifying for the ultimate.
The Netherlands will play Argentina within the ultimate on Friday. PTI
