"The state government will reward all the members of the winning team and the team's head coach Harendra Singh with a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh each. The rest of the support staff of the team will also be rewarded with a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh each," Nitish Kumar wrote.
In-form forward Deepika Sehrawat gave India a breakthrough with a stunning drag goal from the penalty corner in the third quarter and it proved the difference against China to clinch the Women's Asian Champions Trophy 2024 in Rajgir.
Salima Tete has been named the new captain of the team even as Hockey India has announced a revamped squad for the tournament. The Women's Asian Champions Trophy is set to be played from November 11 to 20 at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium in Bihar.
India women's team took a crucial lead through Deepika in the first quarter at Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium but Germany made a good comeback with two goals to dominate the second half. India found an equalizer in the 59th minute to take the game to a penalty shootout.
Vandana Katariya scored the fourth goal for India in the 60th minute of the game to seal an emphatic victory for the Women in Blue. The Indian women's team will now aim at qualifying for the Paris Olympics.
The women's hockey team will face Spain in a two-legged tie in Bhubaneswar on February 26 and 27.
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Top seeded India started their campaign on a resounding note, blanking Malaysia 9-0 before being stunned by reigning Asian Games champions Japan 0-2 in their next match.
Gurjit Kaur slammed a hat-trick while Monika and Jyoti scored a brace in the big win.
Japan scored through Naga Yuri (2nd minute) and Saki Tanaka (42nd minute) to stun the defending champions in their second Pool A match.
India men's team will end the year with 2296.038 points behind Olympic champions Belgium and toppers Australia.
After a Hockey India source confirmed to PTI that one player has tested positive, the Asian Hockey Federation too issued a statement about the development on its Twitter handle.
The tournament is scheduled to be played in Donghae, South Korea from December 5-12.
While the 21-year-old Lalremsiami will captain the squad, defender Ishika Chaudhary will shoulder the responsibility of vice-captaincy.
The third season of the women's FIH Hockey Pro League begins on October 13 with Olympic and world champions the Netherlands taking on Belgium.
The third season of the women's FIH Hockey Pro League begins on October 13 with Olympic and world champions the Netherlands taking on Belgium.
The 25 porobables include Gagandeep Kaur, Mariana Kujur, Suman Devi Thoudam and Mahima Choudhary, who have been moved to the Senior Core Group from the Junior ranks.
The 21-year-old from Mizoram was an integral part of the team's fine run to its maiden Olympic semifinal in Tokyo.
Gurjit was one of the architects of the team's fine run to the semifinals in Tokyo and has been nominated for the FIH Women's Player of the Year Award 2020-21.
While the women's hockey team narrowly missed out on a podium spot in the bronze medal match, they won unanimous plaudits with a best-ever semi-final finish.
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