Rani Rampal nominated for 2019 World Games Athlete of the Year award
Other Sports | January 10, 2020 13:21 ISTIndia women's hockey captain Rani Rampal has been nominated for the 2019 World Games Athlete of the Year award.
India women's hockey captain Rani Rampal has been nominated for the 2019 World Games Athlete of the Year award.
After a three-week break for Christmas and New Year, the core group will return to camp on January 5 to prepare for the New Zealand Tour.
Rani Rampal scored the decisive goal which secured India a place in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
India put up an improved performance in the second half with skipper Rani Rampal scoring what turned out to be the winning goal in the 49th minute on Saturday.
The Indian team put one foot in the Tokyo Olympics next year by registering a 5-1 victory over the United States at the Kalinga Stadium here on Friday.
Hockey India on Friday named an unchanged women squad, to be led by Rani Rampal, along with the men's team for the upcoming FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers.
The Indian women's hockey team's recent tour of England would prove beneficial for the team ahead of the crucial Olympic qualifiers, according to captain Rani Rampal.
Udita (12th minute) and Gurjit Kaur (48th) scored for India, while Maria Tost (23rd), Lola Reira (39th) and Begona Garcia (40th) sounded the board for Spain.
Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was India's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony. Chopra went on to win the gold medal comfortably.
Goals rained thick and fast in the Pool B match at the GBK Hockey Field with as many as 10 Indians out of 18, who took the field, entering their names in the scoresheet.
Rani Rampal urged the Indian fans to support the team in the next match. Hockey India posted a video of skipper urging the Indians to support the team.
Bolstered by the campaign-saving draw against the mighty USA, the Indian women's hockey team eased past the lower-ranked Italy in the cross-over World Cup match.
The draw enabled India to keep their campaign afloat in the tournament and progress to the crossovers while the Americans crashed out of the event.
Hockey India today announced the 18-member Indian women's team for the prestigious tournament which is slated to begin on July 21.
India dominated the match in terms of possession and chances created as Rani (33', 37') provided the side with a two-goal cushion, she was backed by two well-converted penalty corners by Gurjit (44', 50').
India suffered a 1-4 defeat against hosts Spain in the fourth game to trail 1-2 in the five-match series.
By virtue of this win late last night, India and Spain are now tied 1-1 in the series.
The visitors had chances of their own, but could not produce clear goal-scoring opportunities as the host dominated throughout and were quite dangerous on the break.
The team led by Rani will play five matches against the home team Spain starting June 12 in Madrid as part of their preparations for the World Cup in London next month.
Hockey India also declared that forward Rani Rampal will continue as the women's team captain.
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