Indian women's hockey team leaves for Asian Champions Trophy

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Tue, May 08, 2018, 11:14 PM

Indian women hockey team leaves for Asian Champions Trophy

New Delhi, May 8: Putting behind the disappointment in the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, the Indian women's team led by defender Sunita Lakra on Tuesday left for the 5th Asian Champions Trophy to be held at Donghae City in South Korea from May 13.

Besides India and hosts South Korea, Japan, China and Malaysia will vie for top honours.

In 2016, the Indian team won their maiden Asian Champions Trophy title when they beat China 2-1 in a tense final.

"After having won the title in 2016 followed by the Asia Cup victory in 2017, we want to make this yet another memorable event," stated the 27-year-old experienced defender Sunita Lakra from Odisha.

India will begin their campaign against Japan on the opening day and Sunita hopes the team will reflect the confidence they played with at Gold Coast where the team finished fourth.