Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], October 31 (ANI): Hockey India on Tuesday congratulated Indian Women’s Hockey Team ahead participant Vandana Katariya for incomes her three hundredth International Cap. Vandana, who hails from Roshnabad, Uttarakhand, achieved the feat throughout India’s match towards Japan on the ongoing Women’s Asian Champions Trophy Ranchi 2023.
With this, Vandana additionally grew to become the primary girls participant from India to play 300 worldwide video games.
India have been unbeaten to date on the ongoing Women’s Asian Champions Trophy Ranchi 2023, profitable their first recreation 7-1 towards Thailand, profitable 5-0 towards Malaysia of their second match, after which beating China 2-1 in an exciting encounter. After this match towards Japan, India will probably be up towards South Korea on November 2.
Vandana got here into the highlight after she completed prime scorer for the Indian Team on the Junior Women’s World Cup in Monchengladbach, Germany and performed a key function in serving to the group safe the Bronze medal. She additionally performed an necessary function in India’s historic fourth-place end on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She can also be the primary Indian Women’s Hockey Player to attain a hat-trick within the Olympic Games, as per a Hockey India press launch.
She has additionally been honoured with the distinguished Padma Shri Award in 2022. The veteran ahead was a member of the Indian Team that gained the Asian Champions Trophy in 2016 and the 2017 Women’s Asia Cup. She helped the group clinch the Bronze medal on the 2022 Asia Cup, completed third within the FIH Pro League 2021/22 after which gained the FIH Nations Cup 2022. She additionally has the 2022 Commonwealth Bronze medal to her title.
Speaking on the milestone, Vandana mentioned, “I am privileged to have represented India at national and international tournaments. Earning my 300th Cap is truly a special moment for me and the memory will live long in my mind. The journey has been really special and I feel blessed to wear the national jersey again and again. I would like to thank Hockey India, my teammates and the support staff for their constant support over the years.”Congratulating Vandana Katariya on the accomplishment, Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey mentioned, “I congratulate Vandana Katariya for earning her 300th International Cap. It is truly a memorable moment for any player to don the Indian Jersey and represent the country for this long. Her journey has been nothing but exceptional and I hope that we see more phenomenal performances from her going forward.” (ANI)