In the ongoing hockey matches at the Tokyo Olympics, when the Indian men’s hockey team defeated Great Britain 3-1 on Sunday to reach the semi-finals, there was a wave of happiness across India. But this happiness was doubled by the Indian women’s hockey team on Monday when they also defeated the Australian team, considered to be the title contenders, 1-0 in the quarter-finals. The Indian team has exploded after reaching the semi-finals.
Gurjit Kaur scored the only goal of the game for India by converting a penalty corner in the 22nd minute. It seems that perhaps Shard Morin’s coaching has brought a new edge to the Indian women’s hockey team. In this thorn match, Vandana Kataria wrote a new history by scoring a hat-trick of three goals. She is the first female hockey player from India to score a hat-trick in Olympics.
The Indian women’s hockey team never looked under pressure against Australia. His defense was very strong, which the Australian team could not break even after getting seven penalty corners. Earlier, the Indian men’s team had reached the semi-finals of the 1972 Munich Olympics and won a gold medal in the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
