Indian women’s hockey team leaves for Germany, Spain
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Bangalore (Best Hindu News): The Indian women’s hockey team left for the European tour from Bengaluru on Wednesday. The team will first travel to Germany for a three-match series, where India will play hosts Germany in two matches, while they will also take on China in one game.
The Indian team will begin their campaign in Limburg, where they will take on China on July 16. After this, the Indian team will take on Germany in Wiesbaden and Russelheim on July 18 and 19. The Indian team will use this tour to prepare for the Hangzhou Asian Games 2023.
The Indian team will then fly to Terrassa, Spain on July 20 for the 100th anniversary of the Spanish Hockey Federation. They will begin their campaign on July 25 against hosts Spain. The next match of the Indian team will be against South Africa on 27 July. Their last group match will be against England on 28 July.
The team will be led by goalkeeper Savita while Deep Grace Ekka has been named as the vice-captain. The Indian team trained at the National Coaching Camp at the Sports Authority of India Center in Bengaluru.
Before the departure of the Indian team, Indian women’s hockey team captain Savita said, “We are really looking forward to this tour. Playing against good teams ahead of the Asian Games will give us an opportunity to learn. These matches will be really important for us to prepare for the upcoming Asian Games. After working on our strengths and weaknesses over the past few months, we will aim to give our best in Germany and Spain.”
Meanwhile, Indian women’s hockey team vice-captain Deep Grace Ekka said, “We have conducted rigorous training sessions in the last few weeks. The preparations have been really good, and our previous performance will be a huge confidence booster for the players. We will try to replicate it in our matches in Germany and Spain.
Schedule of Indian tour of Germany:
16 July India vs China 1930 hrs IST
18 July India vs Germany 1430 hrs IST
19 July India vs Germany 2100 hrs IST
Events for the 100th anniversary of the Spanish Hockey Federation – International tournaments and broadcast details:
25 July India vs Spain 2130 hrs IST
27 July India vs South Africa 1630 hrs IST
28 July India vs England 1430 hrs IST
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