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Deepika was sensational throughout the tournament, scoring 11 goals in seven matches. She bagged two individual awards as the top scorer as well as the player of the tournament.
Asian Hockey Federation announced a reward for podium finishers for the very first time in the history of the Champions Trophy. Champion India received USD 10,000, while China and Japan were awarded USD 7,000 and USD 5,000 respectively.
The Bihar Government announced cash awards of Rs 10 lakh each for the Indian players, Rs 10 lakh for the chief coach and Rs 5 lakh for the support staff. Hockey India also announced a reward of Rs 3 lakh for each player and Rs 1.5 lakh for every support staff member of the victorious team.
In the semifinals yesterday, India beat Japan 2-0, while China defeated Malaysia 3-1. India booked berth in the semifinals, winning all of their five league matches. They beat Malaysia 4-0, Korea 3-2, Thailand 13-0, China 3-0 and Japan 3-0.
Salima Tete led the 18-member team with Navneet Kaur as her deputy. Sunelita Toppo was the only player from Odisha to represent the Indian team in this tournament. She put up brilliant performance the semifinals, doing the spadework for the second goal.
INDIAN WOMEN HOCKEY TEAM: Goalkeepers: Savita Punia, Bichu Devi Kharibam. Defenders: Udita Duhan, Jyoti Rumawat, Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Ishika Chaudhary. Mid-fielders: Neha Goyal, Salima Tete, Sharmila Devi, Manisha Chauhan, Sunelita Toppo, Lalremsiami Hmarzote. Forwards: Navneet Kaur, Preeti Dubey, Sangita Kumari, Deepika, Beauty Dungdung.
Coaches & Support Staff: Harendra Singh (Chief Coach), Dave Smolenaars (Analytical Coach), Adrian Dsouza (Coach), Ankitha BS (Coach), Edison Elias (Scientific Advisor), Rakhi Vinay Darne (Head Physiotherapist), Priya Sirohi (Assistant Physiotherapist), Artur Lucas (Foreign Chief Analyst), Amuthaprakash Perumal (Video Analyst), Pushpavathy F (Masseuse).
INDIA RESULTS:
11 Nov 2024: India (Sangita Kumari 8-PC, 55-FG, Preeti Dubey 43-PC, Udita Duhan 44-PC) beat Malaysia 4-0. PoM: Sangita Kumari.
12 Nov 2024: India (Sangita Kumari 3-FG, Deepika Sehrawat 20-FG, 57-PS) beat Korea (Lee Yuri 34-PC, Cheon Eunbi 38-PS) 3-2. PoM: Deepika Sehrawat.
14 Nov 2024: India (Deepika Sehrawat 3-FG, 19-FG, 34-PC, 45-PC, 45-PC, Preeti Dubey 9-FG, 40-FG, Lalremsiami Hmarzote 12-FG, 56-PC, Beauty Dungdung 30-PC, Navneet Kaur 53-FG, Manisha Chauhan 55-PC, 58-FG) beat Thailand 13-0. PoM: Deepika Sehrawat.
16 Nov 2024: India (Sangita Kumari 32-FG, Salima Tete 37-FG, Deepika Sehrawat 60-PC) beat China 3-0. PoM: Salima Tete.
17 Nov 2024: India (Navneet Kaur 37-FG, Deepika Sehrawat 47-FG, 48-FG) beat Japan 3-0. PoM: Navneet Kaur.
19 Nov 2024 (Semifinal): India (Navneet Kaur 48-PS, Lalremsiami 56-FG) beat Japan 2-0. PoM:
20 Nov 2024 (Final): India (Deepika Sehrawat 31-PC) beat China 1-0. PoM: ?
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TOP: Players of the Indian Women Hockey Team pose with the Asian Champions Trophy and gold medal in Rajgir, Bihar on 20 November 2024.
RIGHT: Odisha player Sunelita Toppo displays her Asian Champions Trophy gold medal in Rajgir on 20 November 2024.
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