The player of Indian women's hockey team, Vandana Katariya arrived in Dehradun on August 11. She received a grand welcome at the airport.
The family of Katariya found itself at the receiving end of allegedly casteist slurs from few people in their neighbourhood in Haridwar after the team lost the semi-final clash against Argentina.
Soon after the Indian team went down to Argentina in the Olympics semifinal, two men danced and burst firecrackers outside Katariya's house in the Roshnabad area of Haridwar in a gesture of mockery.
A timely hat-trick from forward Vandana Katariya kept the India women's hockey team's medal hopes alive at the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Olympics as the Indian outfit edged out South Africa 4-3 in a thrilling Pool A encounter in Tokyo on Saturday. Katariya's father Nagar Singh had passed away after a cardiac arrest on May 30 this year.
The 28-year-old has expressed that the Indian team is working towards moving back to top form in a slow and steady manner.
Along with Vandana and Monika, Harmanpreet Singh has been nominated for the Arjuna Award while captain Rani has been recommended for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
Indian forward Udita has said that he idolises senior hockey players Rani Rampal and Vandana Katariya and has learned a lot from them.
Indian hockey striker Vandana Katariya has said that she has evolved as a player in the past 13 years, and enjoys mentoring the youngsters coming in the national side.
Defending champions India breezed into the summit clash of the women's Asian Champions Trophy after edging past Malaysia 3-2, their third consecutive victory on Thursday.
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