The Indian males’s hockey workforce has been clubbed alongside arch-rivals Pakistan and can play the big-ticket match on September 30 within the Asian Games, whereas the ladies’s facet has South Korea and Malaysia amongst others in its pool.
The Indian males’s hockey workforce has been clubbed alongside arch-rivals Pakistan within the Asian Games
Placed in Group A, in addition to Pakistan, the Indian males have Asian Games champion Japan, Bangladesh, Singapore and Uzbekistan in opposition to whom they are going to start their marketing campaign on September 24, whereas the ladies’ facet, who’re additionally in Pool A, can be up in opposition to Hong Kong and Singapore in addition to South Korea and Malaysia.
The Indian girls will begin their marketing campaign in opposition to Singapore on September 27.
“We are placed along with some strong teams in our pool, including Japan, who won the Gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. But we will treat all teams at par and will not be taking any competition lightly,” Harmanpreet Singh, who’s presently main the workforce on the ongoing Asian Champions Trophy stated in a launch.
“We are already getting a chance to compete with some of these nations at the Asian Champions Trophy and we will look forward to using this experience to our advantage in the future.
“Our coaches have at all times instilled in us that we must be ready for all our rivals. We will research all our opponents for the Hangzhou Asian Games, re-watch all movies to find out about their strengths and weaknesses and put together our plans accordingly.”
The Group B in men’s section comprises South Korea, Malaysia, China, Oman, Thailand and Indonesia, while the women’s teams in Group B will comprise of Japan, China, Thailand, Kazakhstan and Indonesia.
After playing Uzbekistan, the Indian men’s side will lock horns with Singapore on September 26 and Japan on September 28 before rounding off their group campaign with games against Pakistan and Bangladesh on September 30 and October 2 respectively.
The Indian women’s team will look to go for the gold after winning the silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta.
“We are positioned together with some robust groups in our pool. But we’re assured that the work that we’ve got finished over the previous yr on the camp and coaching session will assist us obtain good ends in the competitors,” skipper Savita said.
“Hangzhou Asian Games is a vital occasion, particularly with an opportunity to earn a direct Olympic qualification. All the gamers are unified by the widespread purpose to carry out their greatest on the Games and if we are able to do this, then we’re in with likelihood to complete on the podium, regardless of which groups we face within the competitors.”
All hockey matches can be performed on the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium in Hangzhou, China. The males’s ultimate can be performed on October 6, whereas the ladies’s title conflict can be held the very subsequent day.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
