Indian hockey player Salima Tete (Twitter)
Salima Tete wants to use her Tokyo Olympics experience when India play in the FIH Women’s Junior World Cup in South Africa next month.
- PTI Bangalore
- Last Update:November 04, 2021, 18:36 IS
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Young midfielder Salima Tete wants to use her Tokyo Olympic experience when India play in the FIH Women’s Junior World Cup in South Africa next month. Only 19, Salima has worked hard over the past three years to cement her place in the senior team, finishing a historic fourth at this year’s Tokyo Games.
“I have been really fortunate to have this kind of experience with the senior team so early in my career. Playing under pressure and understanding what it takes to actually play at the highest level have been some important findings for me. “I look forward to using this experience while working with my teammates from the junior core group,” Salima said ahead of the tournament starting on December 5. The Indian junior women’s team has been placed in Pool C along with Argentina, Japan and Russia. Other Pool A includes Netherlands, Korea, Ireland, Zimbabwe. England, Belgium, Canada and Uruguay are in Pool B and Germany, while Pool D includes Spain, the United States and South Africa.
With just a month to go for the quadrennial event, Salima, who led the Indian U-18 team to a silver medal at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, feels they are in good shape. are. “The team is preparing well. I have been a part of this camp since September and I see a lot of improvement and there is a lot of enthusiasm among the players. We get to play some internal matches with the senior team which is a great experience for the youngsters in this team. He said, “The Indian junior team also did well during their trip to Chile for a few Test matches earlier this year. We are extremely inspired by the senior team and they all want and feel to eventually play for the senior team. We believe that the upcoming Junior World Cup is a perfect platform to showcase your talent.”
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