New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- Fresh from their best-ever World Cup finish in 52 years, the Indian women's hockey team has arrived in Japan for the 20th Asian Games, where a gold medalwould also secure the team a direct berth at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
Captain Salima Tete and her teammates departed Bengaluru on Tuesday for Aichi-Nagoya, hoping to carry the confidence from a strong 2026 season into the Asian Games.
Under the FIH's qualification rules for the 2028 Olympics, the highest-placed eligible team in the women's hockey competition at the Asian Games will earn an Olympic quota, provided it has not already qualified through another route.
For India, the equation is therefore simple - win gold and book a ticket to Los Angeles.
The Asi...