India, Sept. 30 -- India's in-form women's hockey team moved within one victory of ending a 44-year wait for an Asian Games gold medal after beating South Korea 2-0 to reach the final of the continental showpiece on Wednesday.

Ishika Chaudhary broke the deadlock in the 44th minute before captain Salima Tete doubled India's lead four minutes later with a superb field goal.

India will face defending champions China in Friday's final, with the winner claiming the country's second Asian Games women's hockey gold. India's only previous triumph came at the 1982 New Delhi Games.

China defeated Japan 4-2 in a shoot-out after the two teams played out a goalless draw in the first semifinal. South Korea will meet Japan in the bronze-medal match....