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Indian women’s hockey team put up a gritty performance before going down to world No. 2 Argentina 1-2 in the semi-finals of the Olympics women’s hockey tournament, at Oi Hockey Olympic Stadium, in Tokyo.
India will take on Great Britain in the third-fourth place play-off match on Friday.
The Indians fought valiantly and gave Argentina a run for their money after taking the lead in the second minute through a penalty-corner conversion by Gurjit Kaur.
But the Las Leonas bounced back strongly and skipper Maria Barrionuevo’s scored in the 18th and 36th minute from penalty-corners to pave the way for a hard-fought victory.
In the first semi-final the Netherlands thrashed Rio Olympics champions Great Britain 5-1.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi appreciated the effort of the women’s team in his encouraging tweet as he wrote, Today and through the Games, our Women’s Hockey team played with grit and showcased great skill. Proud of the team. Best of luck for the game ahead and for future endeavours.
One of the things we will remember #Tokyo2020 for is the stupendous performance by our Hockey teams.
Today and through the Games, our Women’s Hockey team played with grit and showcased great skill. Proud of the team. Best of luck for the game ahead and for future endeavours.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 4, 2021
