Captain Savita Punia led from the front with a scintillating performance as the Indian women’s hockey team beat New Zealand 2-1 in a shootout at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Sunday to win a bronze medal.
This is the team’s first medal in the Commonwealth Games in 16 years.
After their win, the Indian team was seen dancing and celebrating their victory in their dressing room. The video went viral on Twitter. In a video shared by Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju, all Indian players were seen dancing to a patriotic song.
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I love celebrating our talented Indian women’s hockey team after beating New Zealand for bronze #Commonwealth Games And made the whole country proud!
Enjoy girls! let’s go #cheer4india I pic.twitter.com/DH23P2KujS
— Kiren Rijiju (@Kiren Rijiju) 7 August 2022
After his heart-wrenching defeat to Australia in a controversial semi-final, India Showed intent to wrap up his campaign with a win and secure a podium finish.
The Indians were wronged with a terrible timing in the shoot-out against Australia.
In the shootout on Sunday, India captain and goalkeeper Savita showed her class, making three stunning saves to give her team their third CWG medal.
After Megan Hull put New Zealand ahead, a tight Savita negated Rose Tynon, Katie Doerr and Olivia Shannon, while Sonika and Navneet posted a famous win for India.
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