Sportstar Aces 2023, Popular Choice: Indian women’s hockey side nominated for ‘National Team of the Year’ award
Coming back from a fourth place finish at the Tokyo Olympics, the Indian women’s hockey team had a lot to prove in the year gone by.
Published : Feb 04, 2023 08:03 IST
The Indian women’s hockey side has been nominated for the ‘Popular Choice - National Team of the Year’ category for the upcoming Sportstar Aces Awards 2023.
Coming back from a fourth-place finish at the Tokyo Olympics, the Indian women’s hockey team had a lot to prove in the year gone by.
The Savita Punia-led Indian women’s team produced wins over Germany, Netherlands, Spain and Argentina to finish third in its debut FIH Hockey Pro League season. It also placed third at the 2022 Women’s Hockey Asia Cup.
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While India’s performance at the World Cup was unsatisfactory - tied ninth with China - Janneke Schopman, the Dutch manager redeemed herself when she coached the team to a Commonwealth Games bronze.
The cherry on top was India’s win against host Spain in the FIH Women’s Nations Cup final and its promotion to the FIH Pro League 2023-24.