Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], October 11 (ANI): After a profitable marketing campaign on the Hangzhou Asian Games, the Indian ladies’s hockey crew returned with a bronze medal to Ranchi on Wednesday.
The ladies’s crew acquired a heat and grand welcome on the Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
At the airport, Indian participant Nikki Pradhan promised that they’d attempt to qualify for the Paris Olympics.
“We went for a gold medal, but we won a bronze. We are still happy. We couldn’t perform our best in the semi-final match… We will try to qualify for the Paris Olympics in the coming qualifier matches,” Nikki stated.
Sangita Kumari additionally stated, “It was my first Asian games tournament… The next time, we will focus on winning gold for India.”The ladies’s hockey crew defeated Japan 2-1 to say a bronze medal within the nineteenth Asian Games on the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium.
Deepika (5′) and Sushila Chanu (50′) scored for the Indian ladies’s hockey crew whereas Japan captain Nagai Yuri (30′) netted for her crew.
While, the Indian males’s hockey crew dethroned 2018 gold medallist Japan to say their fourth hockey gold within the Asian Games, and likewise certified for the Paris Olympics 2024.
Overall, the Indian contingent claimed 107 medals on the Asian Games — 28 Gold, 38 Silver and 41 Bronze. Of these, the athletes from the military accounted for 20 medals, comprising 3 Gold, 7 Silver, and 10 Bronze. (ANI)