Indian women's hockey team wins the Asian Champions Trophy
The confirmation has come and the Indian women's hockey team has booked
a place in 2016 Rio Olympics. The women's team will be featuring in the
Olympics for the second time and the first instance being in 1980 where they
finished fourth.
Player of the day Deepika found the net with a
rasping shot after finding the rebound from the penalty corner with just 20
seconds to go for the final hooter.
"India qualified after England
defeated Spain in the semi-finals of the Unibet EuroHockey Championships in
London, which ensured that the only teams who can now win the event have
already qualified for Rio through the Hockey World League Semi-Finals - Netherlands
and England (as Great Britain),"
