The 25-year-old player said that playing at the Olympics has been a dream for her and that she would leave no stone unturned to make her experience wonderful in Tokyo.
Marijne believes the current team has the potential to match its best-ever fourth-place finish in 1980 Games if the players play according to their strength.
The Indian team will begin its Olympic campaign against world's top side the Netherlands on July 24 before taking on Germany (ranked 3rd), Great Britain (5th) and Ireland (9th),
This will be the Indian women's hockey team's third appearance at the Olympic Games and their second consecutive outing, with previous appearances coming in 1980 and 2016.
Skipper Rani struck for India in the 35th minute while Emilia Forcherio scored for the home team through a penalty stroke.
On the day, Silvina D'elia (2nd minute) and Agustina Albertarrio (54th) were the goalscorers for Argentina, while India drew a blank.
Playing their fifth match of the tour of Chile, goals from Sangita Kumari (48th minute) and Sushma Kumari (56th minute) in the last quarter gave India the win.
In the previous matches, India drew 2-2 and 1-1 respectively with the Argentina junior team.
Speaking about the on-going national coaching camp, Navneet said, "Our intensity has increased this week onwards and we are able to take more load without facing any fatigue."
The Indian women's hockey team has enjoyed good results in top tournaments recently, including winning the silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games and qualifying for back-to-back Olympics.
The Indian eves recorded excellent victories at the FIH Series Finals and the FIH Olympic Qualifiers last year and their efforts during the course of 2019 resulted in better places in the FIH rankings as well, with the side moving to the ninth position.
The 26-year-old first started off as a forward and then later moved to become a midfielder. Minz also explained the reason behind the move from being in the forward line to the midfield region.
Gurjit, who has gone on to become a crucial drag-flicker for the Indian side, said that she didn't have much knowledge about the art prior to joining the junior national camp in 2012.
The core probables for the national men's and women's hockey teams are currently at Sports Authority of India's (SAI) Bengaluru facility.
Having completed their 14-day self-isolation period, the Indian senior men and women core probables resumed training with the national camp, which is expected to continue till September 30 at SAI South Centre.
Lalremsiami, Salima Tete, Rajwinder Kaur, Sharmila are some of the new entrants in the Indian team and have climbed up the ranks swiftly with some commendable performances on the international stage.
The Indian team sealed a second consecutive berth in the now postponed Tokyo Olympics after beating USA 6-5 on aggregate in November.
Rani, who is the first Indian to be named as the World Games Athlete of The Year, has also been the recipient of the Arjuna Award (2016) and Padma Shri (2020).
The Indian team sealed a second consecutive berth in the now postponed Tokyo Olympics after beating USA 6-5 on aggregate in November.
The funds will be used to provide basic necessities for patients at various locations, migrant workers and slum dwellers.
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