Last Updated: December 17, 2022, 23:01 IST
Indian ladies’s hockey workforce (FIH)
India defeated Spain 1-0 to clinch the inaugural FIH Women’s Nation’s Cup title and e-book their berth within the 2023-24 Pro League
India clinched the inaugural FIH Women’s Nation’s Cup title with a 1-0 win over Spain within the summit conflict on Saturday.
The win confirmed India’s berth within the 2023-24 Pro League.
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Gurjit Kaur scored the all-important objective within the sixth minute from the penalty nook because the Commonwealth Games bronze medalists ended the eight-nation match with 5 wins on the trot.
The Janneke Schopman-coached aspect had crushed Ireland 2-1 by way of shootout within the semifinals right here on Friday.
India have been ranked a spot under Spain (seventh) within the FIH chart.
By advantage of profitable the Nations Cup, the Indian workforce has been promoted to the 2023-24 FIH Hockey Women’s Pro League, a key occasion forward of subsequent 12 months’s Asian Games and 2024 Paris Olympics.
India and Spain had performed within the FIH ladies’s Hockey Pro League 2021-22 season as alternative groups after pull-outs by Australia and New Zealand sue to COVID-19 associated points.
India had completed a creditable third within the 2021-22 FIH Pro League. The nation has not certified for the continued 2022-23 Pro League season.
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