Olympic Hockey Qualifiers: Rani's late goal seals Tokyo ticket for women despite losing 1-4 to US
Skipper Rani Rampal's 48th minute strike sealed Tokyo Olympics berth for the Indian women's hockey team as they pipped USA 6-5 on aggregate despite losing 1-4 in the second leg of the FIH Qualifier here on Saturday. After thrashing USA 5-1 on Friday, it was expected to be a formality for the Indian women but they were given a real scare by the USA women, who raced to a 4-0 lead at the halfway mark. However the partisan fans went into raptures when Rani pulled one back to maintain the slender lead till final hooter. Читать дальше...