The Indian women’s hockey team claimed a crucial victory over Australia to enter the semi-finals of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and will play for a medal for the first time since the start of the event and there was no social distancing. India lost 1-6 to Australia in the Rio Olympics.
India took the lead in the second quarter in the 22nd minute when Gurjit Kaur’s drag-flick hit the back of the Australian net. India continued to defend and stow a series of Australian attacks for the rest of the game. India went ahead and got a few chances to double the score, while Australia where failed to convert three penalty corners. India’s Savita had a great fight in front of the goal.
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Here’s how social media reacted to the crucial win
India beat Australia 1-0 to enter the semi-finals of women’s hockey in Tokyo. This could be the biggest turnaround in history at this stage of the tournament. Proud of our ladies!! — Viren Rasquinha (@virenrasquinha) 2 August 2021
I know they have made a really great film about the Indian women’s hockey team winning the World Cup. This was not a patch on it. What. one moment#Hockey #tokyo2020 #olympic games— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) 2 August 2021
India finished their Pool A league proceedings in fourth place on six points with successive victories over Ireland and South Africa, while Australia topped their group, going unbeaten through the group stages.
The Indian women’s hockey team’s best performance at the Olympics was in 1980 in Moscow, when they finished fourth among six teams.
At the 1980 Moscow Games, women’s hockey made its debut in the Games, with only six teams participating, of which India finished fourth.
In Moscow, the women’s tournament was played in a pure round-robin format with no classification or elimination matches.
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