New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): Navjot Kaur on Friday mentioned that the entire gamers deserve credit score for India’s historic victory on the inaugural Women’s Hockey 5s Asia Cup, the place they defeated Thailand 7-2 within the Final to raise the elusive trophy and, because of this, certified for the FIH Women’s Hockey 5s World Cup Oman 2024.
Navjot Kaur led the Indian workforce to an undefeated end within the prestigious event, which additionally served as a qualifying occasion for the FIH Women’s Hockey 5s World Cup Oman 2024. India received their first sport 7-2 in opposition to Malaysia, then went on to defeat Japan 7-1 of their second sport earlier than defeating Thailand 5-4 of their third match. They defeated Malaysia 9-5 within the Semi-Finals after which defeated Thailand 7-2 within the Final.
For their win and wonderful efficiency, Hockey India additionally introduced Rs 2 Lakh to every participant of the workforce, whereas Rs 1 Lakh every for the assist employees.
Captain Navjot Kaur, who scored seven targets within the event, expressed her delight at successful the inaugural Women’s Hockey 5s Asia Cup. She mentioned, “It’s not just the Captain or Vice-Captain who has the responsibility. The younger players are ready to take on responsibility. A special thanks to our Coach Soundarya Yendala for instilling these qualities in the team. I believe that everyone associated with the team should be given the credit for this success.””It was a unbelievable event and taking part in in opposition to high quality groups will likely be a giant increase for the gamers forward of the all-important FIH Women’s Hockey 5s World Cup Oman 2024. We have discovered plenty of issues and we will likely be engaged on the identical going ahead. We is not going to be taking something as a right.
We have good 3-4 months earlier than the FIH Women’s Hockey 5s World Cup Oman 2024, so we’ve got sufficient time on our arms to work on our weaknesses,” she added.
Meanwhile, Vice-Captain Jyoti additionally talked about her expertise in Oman. She mentioned,”Overall, I think it was a good outing. Playing away games against quality sides is always challenging and I feel we lived up to the billing and played exceptional hockey. We were aware of what our Coach expects from us as a team and that makes our work a bit easier. However, we still have to keepworking hard every day during our training as we know that the more we work hard in the practice sessions, the less we struggle in the crucial tournaments.” (ANI)