Defender Suman Devi wants to make opportunity count

New Delhi: Having been promoted to the senior core group from the junior ranks, young defender Suman Devi Thoudam wants to make this opportunity count and learn all about playing under pressure from her counterparts who have returned from a historic outing at the Tokyo Olympics.

"I was in the junior camp here in SAI when the Olympics was going on and we were all glued to the TV during the Olympics. Every match India played was thrilling. Even though India couldn't start well, I feel they still played extremely well against the Netherlands, Germany and Great Britain. They are much more experienced than our team and yet we held strong against them but fell short," said Suman Devi.

"Watching the Indian team and how they bounced back in the tournament to beat Ireland, South Africa and Australia in the quarterfinal really inspired us a lot," said Suman who led the Indian team during their successful tour to Argentina earlier this year. (IANS)

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