With eye on title, Indian women leave for Korea

BENGALURU: With an eye on the Asian Champions Trophy title, the Indian women's hockey team left for Donghae, Korea on Tuesday afternoon from the Kempegowda International Airport, here. The tournament, scheduled to be held between December 5 - 12, will see India up against China, Korea, Japan, Thailand and Malaysia in the single-pool competition.

While India will play their opening match against Thailand on December 5, they play Malaysia on December 6 and hosts and defending Champions Korea in their third match on December 8.

India plays China on December 9 and Japan on December 11. The final will take place on December 12 between the topper of the pool and the team that finished second in the pool.

Expressing the team's excitement ahead of their departure, captain Savita leading the team in the absence of Rani who is undergoing rehab in Bengaluru, said, "Definitely the whole team is excited. This is our first tournament after the Olympics and we have a responsibility to do well at the tournament. We have quite a few youngsters who are part of the team and will be making their International debut, they are also looking forward to this exposure."

Vice-captain Deep Grace Ekka too stated that the team can't rest on their laurels of doing well in the Olympics. She emphasized that this will be a fresh start to their season ahead. IANS

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