India's task of qualifying for WC becomes tougher
NEW DELHI, Sept. 16 -- Hands on her knees, a tired Navneet Kaur stared at the turf of the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium as a disappointed Neha Goyal walked back to the dugout. Salima Tete watched the Chinese players celebrate the Asia Cup victory and qualification for the 2026 World Cup.
The Indian women's hockey team cut a sorry figure on Sunday evening after losing the final 1-4 to the hosts in Hangzhou. It wasn't as if they didn't try. In fact, India was the only team to score and also take a lead against world No.4 China in the entire tournament.
Just like the Super 4s contest, which India had also lost 1-4, the Salima-led side battled hard against the Paris Olympics silver medallists but eventually ran out of steam in the final qua...
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