The humble person silently performs their job they doesn’t
cry for any publicity or fame for their doings. This is perfectly applicable
for the Women’s Hockey Team of India. When the entire country is busy in
watching the county cricket league Indian Premier League (IPL) and cheering for
them these girls got no support and cheering from the country side have created
history.
It was a super Sunday for the Indian sports lovers
as there was the final match of the Women’s Hockey World League, Vancouver. Indian
Senior Women’s team as they triumphed over Chile in the final of the Women’s Hockey
World League Round 2. The final match was on 9th of April
2017, i.e. Saturday in Canada but it was 10th
of April , Sunday for India.
Savita Punia, who was adjudged the Goalkeeper of The
Tournament, was outstanding under the bar as she denied scoring chances
to Kim Jacob and Josefa Villalabeitia which gave India a head start in the
shootout. Skipper Rani Rampal and Monika Malik took India’s score to 2-0 with
two successive goals in shootout. Though Carolina Garcia scored in Chile’s
third attempt, India’s Deepika Thakur converted India’s third goal to win
the match.
This was not an easy job for these girls to grab the trophy
as both the teams ended the match regular time with 1-1. The match was pulled
to the extra time where Indian Goal keeper Savita displayed an extra ordinary
performance which was fully supported and complemented by the Skipper Rani and
Monika that paved the path of victory of the team. "It was a
challenging tournament for us with difficult weather conditions as it rained
for a few days but we are extremely thrilled that we are through to the World
League Semi-Final," said India skipper Rani after winning the final.
With this win the girls have shown the world that this a sport
in which India can count on. This sport always came out as a winner for India.
The Women Hockey team won about 20 medals in the international level competitions.
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