The federation in its statement claimed that the former coach has been paid his salary till August 7 2021 and only owes him an amount of USD 1800.

According to them, the team had lost because too many Dalit players were a part of the team adding that every sport should refrain from having Dalits as team members.

It exposes Indian society’s limited understanding of the limitless capabilities that a girl possesses. Secondly, it proves how difficult it is for them to visualise girls playing any form of sports outside.

Rani Rampal’s parents couldn’t afford a hockey stick for her, so she would practice with a broken one instead.

The Indian team now stands at fourth place in group A league with six points. The team will now face pool B toppers Australia in the quarter-final match on Monday.

Vandana Katariya belongs to a village named Roshanabad of Bahadarabad block. Due to her training schedule for the Olympics, she was able to visit her family after he father passed away recently.

Indian women’s Hockey team’s head coach Sjoerd Marijine said that the team has completed its fitness training which was their primary target at the camp

“Being part of the bronze medal and silver medal-winning teams at the Asian Games 2014 and 2018 respectively has to be on the top of the list but 2019 was one of the most crucial years for us.” – Navjot Kaur

“2019 was a great year for our team because we qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. As a team we want to make 2020 a great year.”

Sunita, who is a defender in Indian Women’s Hockey Team, captained India during the 2018 Asian Champions Trophy, leading the side to a second-place finish in the event.