Last Updated: November 11, 2022, 20:01 IST
Indian ladies’s hockey staff skipper Savita needs to qualify for the Pro League 2023-2024 season via the upcoming FIH Nations Cup, a event which will even assist in preparation for subsequent yr’s Asian Games.
The FIH Nations Cup is a crucial fixture within the worldwide calendar with its promotion and relegation system. The champions of the occasion might be promoted to the FIH Hockey Pro League from 2023-2024 season.
In the FIH Nations Cup to be held in Valencia from December 11 to 17, India are grouped in Pool B alongside Canada, Japan and South Africa, whereas Pool A consists of Ireland, Italy, Korea and hosts Spain.
“We have working actually arduous for the FIH Women’s Nations Cup 2022. We are decided to win the event as it’ll additionally permit us to take part within the subsequent season of the FIH Hockey Women’s Pro League 2023-2024,” mentioned goalkeeper Savita in a Hockey India launch.
“We also have our eyes on the Asian Games which is going to happen next year. Every tournament till the Asian Games will act as a preparation and I am sure all the players will get the much-needed confidence with a good performance in the FIH Nations Cup.”
The Pro League might be vital for the groups from subsequent season as the boys’s and girls’s champions from 2023-24 will qualify straight for the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
The FIH Pro League champions in 2023-24 and 2024-25 will earn direct qualification to their respective 2026 World Cups, whereas the winners of 2025-26 and 2026-27 will safe automated berths within the Los Angeles Olympics.
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