She won a bronze medal while captaining India in the 2013 Women’s Junior Hockey World Cup and veteran Sushila Chanu feels the Salima Tete-led side has the potential to go two steps ahead and win the first gold medal in the edition starting Friday. Is.
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The Indian team will start their campaign in Pool D against Wales in Potchefstroom, South Africa on Saturday and will take on Germany on Sunday.
The Indian team will take on Malaysia in their final pool match before the quarterfinal round starting on April 8.
“It is a really tight-knit group, who have excellent understanding between each other on and off-field as well. They have trained together as a group for a long time, and have even played practice matches against the senior women’s team at the national camp in SAI Bengaluru and Bhubaneswar, in which they have contested well.”
“The group also includes players who have represented the senior team on a big stage like the Olympics. It is for these reasons that I believe that the Indian junior team is a strong contender for the gold medal.”
Sushila was referring to the trio of skipper Tete, midfielder Sharmila Devi and striker Lalremsiami, who were part of the fourth-placed senior team at the Tokyo Olympics.
Halfback Sushila, one of the core group players in the Indian women’s team, rose to prominence within the national setup after her bronze medal finish in 2013 at Monchengladbach, Germany.
“We had the time of our lives during that Junior World Cup campaign. We were very young and carefree at the time, but each and every one of us took a whole lot to improve our skills individually and as a team.” Was focusing on using that competition as a platform,” she recalled in Hockey India’s podcast ‘Hockey Te Charcha’.
“Our communication within the team at that time was so strong. It was a major reason behind our success in the Junior World Cup.
“Winning that medal was the biggest achievement of my life. I will never forget that game and the moment we won.
The penalty shootout was going on, and everyone in the team was sitting together in the middle of the pitch and we were all praying together. We were all very happy after winning the match that day. That campaign was truly unforgettable.”
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