16-member India girls’s hockey squad introduced for Tokyo Olympics, 8 gamers to make Games debut

Rani Rampal, goalkeeper Savita Punia, Deep Grace Ekka, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Monika, Nikki Pradhan, Navjot Kaur and Vandana Katariya are the gamers who featured within the 2016 Olympics. India are set to face the Netherlands of their opening match on July 24. (Courtesy by Hockey India)HIGHLIGHTSIndia will function eight gamers who performed in Rio 2016 and as many who can be making their Olympic debutThe Tokyo Olympics is about to be performed from July 23 to August 8India are set to face the Netherlands of their opening match on July 24Hockey India on Thursday introduced a 16-member girls’s hockey squad for this yr’s Tokyo Olympics which begins on July 23. The squad options eight gamers who will make their debut on the Games and eight others who performed at Rio 2016, the place India have been knocked out within the group stage.Rani Rampal, goalkeeper Savita Punia, Deep Grace Ekka, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Monika, Nikki Pradhan, Navjot Kaur and Vandana Katariya are the gamers who featured within the 2016 Olympics. It was the primary time in 36 years that an India girls’s hockey group had performed on the Games. Tokyo 2020 can be India’s third look general, with the group having made its Olympic debut in 1980.”This team has worked very hard over the last few years and has made progress consistently. There’s a good mix of experienced players and new talent, which is excellent. We look forward to taking on the best in the world in Tokyo. This is a team with a lot of potential and drive which we hope to channelise to our best performance yet,” mentioned head coach Sjoerd Marijne.The Tokyo Olympics can be performed from July 23 to August 8 this yr after being postponed from final yr as a result of Covid-19 pandemic. India are positioned in Group A together with Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands and South Africa. They are scheduled to face the Netherlands within the opening match on July 24.India squad:Goalkeeper: SavitaDefenders: Deep Grace Ekka, Nikki Pradhan, Gurjit Kaur, UditaMidfielders: Nisha, Neha, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Monika, Navjot Kaur, Salima TeteForwards: Rani, Navneet Kaur, Lalremsiami, Vandana Katariya, Sharmila DeviClick right here for IndiaIn the present day.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.