26-Jun-2022 0
Indian Junior Women Hockey Team, featuring four players from Odisha, settled for the silver medal in the Uniphar U-23 Five-Nations Tournament after going down to the Netherlands 1-4 in the final at the UCD Dublin, Ireland today. The Indian side was unbeaten during the group stage of the competition.
Odisha players were: forward Dipi Monika Toppo, mid-fielders Jyoti Chhatri, Nikita Toppo and forward Mamita Oram. All the four Odisha players are inmates of Odisha Naval Tata Hockey HPC.
Led by Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke, India reached the final by winning three matches and drawing one at the group stage. They opened their campaign with a 4-1 victory over hosts Ireland on June 20.
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