Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], October 4 (ANI): Jharkhand gamers from the Indian ladies’s hockey group, which received the gold medal on the 2026 Asian Games, met Chief Minister Hemant Soren on the Chief Minister’s Residential Office. The gamers included Indian ladies’s hockey group captain Salima Tete, Nikki Pradhan, Beauty Dungdung, and Deepika Soreng.
According to a launch from the CMO, Soren requested concerning the preparations behind their magnificent efficiency and listened to their experiences. He boosted their morale relating to this splendid achievement by providing them sweets and honoured them by presenting conventional stoles (Angavastra).Â
He prolonged his heartfelt congratulations and finest needs for this historic achievement.
He acknowledged that the contribution of Jharkhand’s gamers in reaching this golden success-winning the gold medal on the Asian Games-is a matter of delight and honour for each the state and the nation.
He mentioned that by way of their expertise, onerous work, self-discipline, and indomitable spirit, the gamers have enhanced the nation’s glory. This magnificent achievement by the gamers has added one other wonderful chapter to the state’s sports activities historical past. These achievements will encourage the youth, athletes, and particularly the daughters of the state-along with the individuals of Jharkhand-to transfer ahead within the discipline of sports activities.
The Chief Minister inspired the gamers to proceed bringing glory to the nation with the identical enthusiasm, dedication, onerous work, and dedication. He acknowledged that the state authorities is actively working to nurture sporting expertise in Jharkhand. MLA Kalpana Soren additionally met the gamers, providing her congratulations and finest needs whereas boosting their morale.Â
Also current on the event alongside the gamers have been Vijay Shankar Singh (DG, Hockey Jharkhand), Rajnish Kumar (International Wrestling Coach and CEO, Jharkhand), and Manoj Kumar Prasad (General Secretary).
The gold medal additionally brings a big reward for the Indian group, because the victory secures direct qualification for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
The achievement comes after a tough Olympic cycle for the Indian ladies’s hockey group, which narrowly missed out on qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympics following its spectacular fourth-place end on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
India’s marketing campaign was additionally highlighted by a prolific goalscoring effort. Deepika Sehrawat completed because the event’s prime goalscorer with 21 objectives, adopted by teammate Navneet Kaur with 10 objectives, whereas China’s Jiaqi Zhong scored 9.
After 4 a long time of ready, Indian ladies’s hockey has as soon as once more reached the highest of Asia. (ANI)