Women's Hockey

Women’s Hockey: India create history, beat favourites Australia 1-0 to reach Tokyo Olympics semifinals

Women’s Hockey: India create history, beat favourites Australia 1-0 to reach Tokyo Olympics semifinals

The Indian women's hockey team created history, reaching their first-ever semifinal in Olympics after the side stunned World No.2 Australia 1-0 on Monday. Gurjit Kaur scored India's sole goal from the penalty corner to lead India to the final four of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Australia entered the quarterfinals as big favourites in the game against India, having topped in their group standings. India, meanwhile, had lost their first three matches before making an impressive comeback in the final two games against Ireland (1-0) and South Africa (4-3) in the group stage. Contrary to expectations, India made a dominant start against…
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