Japan defeated India 1-0 in a heartbreaking result for the Women in Blue in the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers in Ranchi on Friday, January 19. India needed to win the 3rd place playoff but it wasn't to be as Japan have qualified for the Paris Olympics along with Germany and the USA.
India has won the gold medal in the final match of hockey, India won the medal by defeating Japan 5-1.
Team India has continued to shine in the ongoing Squash World Cup in Chennai. They remained unbeaten in the group stage registering wins over Hong Kong China, South Africa and Japan.
It turned out to be a tall task for the world no. 5 Indians to get past Japan against whom they had registered a convincing 9-0 win in the league stages.
India started the competition with an 11-0 victory over hosts Oman, and then came from behind to defeat arch-rivals Pakistan 3-1 in their second match.
GUANGZHOU: India booked a semifinal berth after defeating Japan 3-2 in men's hockey at the Asian Games on Sunday. India also topped their group with an all-win record.Sandeep Singh converted two penalty corners (38th, 62nd)
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