The Indian Women’s Hockey Team led by
ace goalkeeper Savita left for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sunday night
from the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru.
The 18-member Indian Team will play
five-match Series against the Malaysian National team starting 4 April
2019. The eight-day tour, Savita believes will help the team in their
preparations for the FIH Series Final in June. “Earlier this year we
played in Spain where we did well against the hosts and Ireland. We will
carry the same confidence into Malaysia and look to improve on key
areas which we felt needed to be worked on after analysing our
performance in Spain. Whatever we are doing now is all part of the
preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Qualifying event later this
year and we are looking to improve as a team as well as our individual
performance,” explained Savita.
Going into the tour with some key
players missing due to injuries such as experienced striker Rani,
midfielder Namita Toppo and dragflicker Gurjit Kaur, Savita said the
tour will be a good platform for the youngsters to step up and make use
of the opportunity. “I think we have good depth in the team now with
quite a few talented youngsters who have had good International
exposure. They know what is required at this level and are aware of
their individual responsibilities. This will be a good tour for them to
show their capabilities so that they will stand a chance to make the
team for the all important 2020 Tokyo Olympics Qualifying event this
year,” she said.
The Indian team will play their first match on 4 April 2019 at 16.30 hours IST
As per the government pension scheme for meritorious sportspersons,
the medallists at the Olympics and Paralympics are entitled to Rs.
20,000 per month.
Gold-winners at the World Cup or World
Championships, held every four years, are to be paid Rs. 16,000 while
gold medals won in the Commonwealth and Asian Games make an athlete
eligible for Rs. 14,000 per month.
To apply for the pension, athletes have to be above 30 years of age and retired from active participation.
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The 18-member Indian Team will play five-match Series against the Malaysian National team starting 4 April 2019. The eight-day tour, Savita believes will help the team in their preparations for the FIH Series Final in June. “Earlier this year we played in Spain where we did well against the hosts and Ireland. We will carry the same confidence into Malaysia and look to improve on key areas which we felt needed to be worked on after analysing our performance in Spain. Whatever we are doing now is all part of the preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Qualifying event later this year and we are looking to improve as a team as well as our individual performance,” explained Savita.
Going into the tour with some key players missing due to injuries such as experienced striker Rani, midfielder Namita Toppo and dragflicker Gurjit Kaur, Savita said the tour will be a good platform for the youngsters to step up and make use of the opportunity. “I think we have good depth in the team now with quite a few talented youngsters who have had good International exposure. They know what is required at this level and are aware of their individual responsibilities. This will be a good tour for them to show their capabilities so that they will stand a chance to make the team for the all important 2020 Tokyo Olympics Qualifying event this year,” she said.
The Indian team will play their first match on 4 April 2019 at 16.30 hours ISTAs per the government pension scheme for meritorious sportspersons, the medallists at the Olympics and Paralympics are entitled to Rs. 20,000 per month.
Gold-winners at the World Cup or World Championships, held every four years, are to be paid Rs. 16,000 while gold medals won in the Commonwealth and Asian Games make an athlete eligible for Rs. 14,000 per month.
To apply for the pension, athletes have to be above 30 years of age and retired from active participation.
Finishing 6th in Asia is a fantastic achievement by him in my opinion.
Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra were below par and didn't qualify for even the knockouts.