We didn’t play ‘our hockey’, says India captain Savita Punia after China loss

India head coach Janneke Schopman suggested that China’s exposure to the higher-quality FIH Pro League last season aided its progress under new head coach Alyson Annan.

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A desolate India will now have to regroup in two days’ time to play the bronze medal match.  | Photo Credit: PTI

With a place in the final at stake and a chance to secure a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics, India women turned in a performance to forget in its 0-4 loss to host China in the women’s hockey semifinal, here at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Field on Thursday.