The captain of the women’s hockey team said, the tour of Spain is very important for the Asian Games

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New Delhi | The Hangzhou Asian Games is very important for the Indian women’s hockey team. The winner will get a direct entry into the Paris Olympics 2024 and hence the Indian women’s hockey team is gearing up for the same. Women’s hockey team captain Savita Punia said on Friday that in this context, the upcoming tour of Spain for the four-nation international tournament will be very important for the team’s preparation.

The Indian team has been sweating it out at a camp in Bengaluru from June 11 to July 11. A 33-member core probables group has been named for a preparatory camp ahead of the Hangzhou Asian Games in China. The Asian Games will run from 23 September to 8 October.

The team will get a chance to test their skills and team composition on the tour of Spain, which is scheduled to take place from 25 to 30 July.

The four-nation tournament includes India, South Africa, England and Spain.

Talking about the tournament in Spain, Indian women’s hockey team captain Savita said, “It will be an important tournament for us. This will enable us to focus on areas that need immediate attention and a collective effort to improve as a team.

Talking about the ongoing national camp, Savita said, “We are currently focusing on giving our best every season in the national camp, which is very important for us as it will help us to develop the team structure and strategy going forward. Is for. We know what our coach expects from us as a team and that definitely makes our job easier. However, we still have to keep working hard every day in training. The more we sweat, the less we have to struggle.

On the Indian team’s performance in their recent Australia tour, Savita said, “In Australia, our performance in the first game was not up to par, but it was understandable considering we were playing international hockey after a gap of four months.” As a result, the team faced some difficulties in establishing their rapport. Still, we managed to hold our own throughout the tour. This flexibility is becoming a specialty of our team. We will win only when there is a collective effort. Fighting together makes us a tough challenge for any opponent to beat and this will be our biggest strength in the Asian Games.

–IANS

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