India girls compelled to tug out of Asian Champions Trophy hockey on account of Covid-19 case in squad

The Indian girls’s hockey crew is at the moment in quarantine in Donghae, South Korea, and the identification of the participant who has examined constructive has not been revealed. India had earlier thrashed a lowly Thailand 13-0 of their opening match on the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy (AFP Photo)The Indian girls’s hockey crew was on Thursday compelled out of the continued Asian Champions Trophy after considered one of its participant examined constructive for COVID-19, becoming a member of Malaysia which was additionally compelled to withdraw after being hit by the dreaded virus right here.

A day after the cancellation of its matches in opposition to defending champions Korea and China respectively, an Asian Hockey Federation supply confirmed that the Indian crew is now not competing within the occasion. The facet is at the moment in quarantine and the identification of the participant who has examined constructive has not been revealed.“Last edition’s runner-up India are out of the tournament due to a positive case in the squad. India will no longer participate any further in the tournament,” the AHF supply stated.“With the health and safety of the players being paramount, the Indian Women’s Hockey Team’s match against China on 9th December will not take place,” Hockey India had tweeted on Wednesday.The pandemic had solid its shadow on the event on Monday itself when India’s second match in opposition to Malaysia was cancelled on account of COVID-related points.Malaysia was finally compelled out after considered one of its gamers, Nurul Faezah Shafiqah Khalim, examined constructive for COVID-19 upon arrival.India had earlier thrashed a lowly Thailand 13-0 with drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur scoring 5 objectives.India are the highest-ranked crew participating as they sit ninth within the International Hockey Federation’s girls’s rankings.The Women’s Asian Champions Trophy was initially scheduled for 2020 however was postponed a number of instances due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Click right here for IndiaRight this moment.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.