India announces 22-member women’s hockey team for the five-nation tournament to be held in Spain
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India on Friday announced a 22-member women’s team led by goalkeeper Savita Punia for the five-nation hockey tournament to be held in Spain, in which experienced forward Vandana Kataria has been made the vice-captain. India will face Ireland, Germany, Spain and Belgium in the tournament to be held in Valencia from 15 to 22 December.
This tournament is very important in terms of preparation for the Olympic qualifiers starting from January 13 in Ranchi. India’s head coach Yannick Schopman said in a Hockey India release here, “Our team is very balanced and strong. This tournament will be the ideal platform for the team to build on their recent good performances and keep themselves in good mental shape ahead of the Olympic Qualifiers. ,
The team is like this
Goalkeeper: Savita (captain), Bichu Devi Kharibam Defenders: Nikki Pradhan, Udita, Ishika Chaudhary, Gurjeet Kaur, Akshata Abaso Dhekale Midfielders: Nisha, Vaishnavi Vittal Phalke, Monica, Salima Tete, Neha, Navneet Kaur, Sonika, Jyoti, Baljeet Kaur
Forward: Jyoti Chhetri, Sangeeta Kumari, Deepika, Vandana Kataria (Vice-Captain), Beauty Dungdung, Sharmila Devi.
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