Indian women’s hockey team goalkeeper and captain Savita is taking the postponement of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou as an opportunity to train hard for a quadruple showpiece continental event like the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, which has also been postponed by a year. was.
Having already dealt with the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, which was rescheduled for 2021 due to the pandemic, the Indian team is once again facing the same situation where the Asian Games were postponed indefinitely. Is.
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But Savita expressed optimism, saying, “We will once again look at this postponement as an opportunity to train and prepare better for the Asian Games. The one-year postponement to the Olympics has given us significant time to improve and For me personally, I had the opportunity to work closely with (women’s head coach) Janeke (Shopman), which had a huge impact on my improvement as a goalkeeper.
Speaking about the team’s preparations here Play authority India Center for FIH Pro League matches in Europe and World Cup in July, Savita said, “There is a lot of excitement ahead of the Women’s World Cup along with Pro League matches in Europe. Last time we crashed out of the quarterfinals but this time we will try our best to make it to the top four.
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India are scheduled to play hosts Belgium on June 11 and 12, followed by matches against Argentina on June 18 and 19, and the United States on June 21 and 22 in the FIH Pro League.
On the historic Olympic Games achievement, where the team finished fourth, Savita said, “No one expected us to go past the quarter-finals at the Olympic Games. Many of our supporters thought we would reach the quarter-finals in the beginning, but I don’t think anyone believed we could win the quarter-finals. This zeal to win and not give up till the last second of the match was born in our coaching staff. We had to, and we knew we would change the script for Tokyo.
“After finishing fourth in Tokyo, everyone looked at us. Earlier the expectations were from the men’s team. But now, people expect women to be in the top three in any tournament we play and It is good for the game, ”said the veteran goalkeeper.
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