Asian Games 2026: Indian Women’s Hockey Team Beat China In A Thrilling Encounter To Clinch LA Olympics Ticket
The Indian women’s hockey created history with a thrilling 1-0 win in the finals of Asian Games 2026 against the favorites China played on 2 nd October. Chinese team got off to a perfect start but the shot was well saved by Bichu Devi. After that they took possession with Indian defense looking solid. Baljeet Kaur was given a green card meaning two-minute suspension. Sakshi gave a pass to Lalremsaimi reverse flick shot inside left the Chinese goalkeeper no chance in the 10 th minute giving India 1-0 lead. The Indian kept pressure with penalty corner as Navneet Kaur shot past right side of the goal. At the end of first quarter, India led 1-0. China got off to a great start in the initial stages of 2 nd quarter with 2 successive penalty corners. The second one was well defended by Navneet Kaur clearing the shot. China was awarded a penalty stroke with Savita Punia making a block between sticks. Punia produced superb save denying Zhang Ying to deny China the equalizer. Shilpi...