Debut for national team at a dream event like Olympics will be a fairytale, says Manpreet
3 years, 7 months ago

Debut for national team at a dream event like Olympics will be a fairytale, says Manpreet

Hindustan Times  

Young defender Manpreet Kaur, who has been training at the Sports Authority of India Centre in Bengaluru as part of the Women's Senior Core Probable Group, is eyeing to make her debut for the senior national team at the upcoming prestigious Tokyo Olympics. File Photo of Manpreet Kaur She expressed that her debut for the senior national team at a dream event like the Olympics will be a fairytale for her, but at the same time, she wants to keep her feet on the ground and continue doing the hard work. "Debut for the senior national team at a dream event like the Olympics will be a fairytale for me. Manpreet was also a part of India's recent Argentina tour, which was her maiden international tour with the senior national team.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Indian women's hockey team - player profiles
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Indian women's hockey team - player profiles

The Hindu  

The Indian women’s team has been grouped with Germany, Ireland, South Africa, Netherlands and Britain in Pool A. Rani Rampal The 26-year old captain is the face of Indian women’s hockey, its seniormost player and also its most talismanic. She was largely responsible for India qualifying for both the Rio and Tokyo Olympics and has been part of the 2014 …

Tokyo Olympics: Hockey captains Manpreet, Rani make heartfelt appeal for support in open letter to fans
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Hockey captains Manpreet, Rani make heartfelt appeal for support in open letter to fans

India Today  

India's men's and women's hockey captains Manpreet Singh and Rani Rampal respectively have asked for support from the teams' fans from around the world as they get their Olympic campaign underway in Tokyo. "On behalf of the Indian Women’s and Men's Hockey Teams, we seek your best wishes and whole-hearted support for the Tokyo Olympics. Even though we may be …

Rani Rampal on Indian women's hockey team's for Tokyo Olympics: We’ve improved a lot in last four years
3 years, 6 months ago

Rani Rampal on Indian women's hockey team's for Tokyo Olympics: We’ve improved a lot in last four years

The Hindu  

She is the golden girl of Indian women’s hockey, its most prominent ambassador and an idol for an entire generation of younger players. READ | Manpreet Singh on Indian men's hockey team's Tokyo Olympics preparations: We are read y Where has the team improved the most in the last four years? When we reached there and saw their fitness levels, …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: We are no less than any other team fitness-wise, says India women's hockey captain Rani Rampal
3 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: We are no less than any other team fitness-wise, says India women's hockey captain Rani Rampal

Firstpost  

The Indian women team competed at the 2016 Olympics after a gap of 36 years but was eliminated at the Group Stage itself with four losses and a draw against Japan. Kolkata: Olympic champions are not created overnight and Indian women hockey team has taken long strides in that direction by following a well-defined process, skipper Rani Rampal assured on …

India name 8 debutants in women's hockey squad for Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 6 months ago

India name 8 debutants in women's hockey squad for Tokyo Olympics

India TV News  

India on Thursday named eight Olympic debutants in its 16-member women's hockey squad for the Tokyo Games to be held from July 23 to August 8. The eight Olympic debutants include drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur, Udita, Nisha, Neha, Navneet Kaur, Sharmila Devi, Lalremsiami, is the first player hailing from Mizoram in the team, and Salima Tete. Tete had led the Indian …

Need to work hard and prove my worth for Tokyo selection, says India women's hockey midfielder Lilima Minz
3 years, 7 months ago

Need to work hard and prove my worth for Tokyo selection, says India women's hockey midfielder Lilima Minz

Firstpost  

Lilima, a key player for India in the midfield, made her Olympic debut in 2016 Rio Games when the women’s team qualified for the quadrennial event after 36 years. Bengaluru: Experienced India women’s hockey team midfielder Lilima Minz on Thursday said there is healthy competition in the side due to the emergence of many young talents and she will have …

Tokyo Olympics Will Be a Fairytale, Rani Biggest Inspiration: Manpreet Kaur
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics Will Be a Fairytale, Rani Biggest Inspiration: Manpreet Kaur

News 18  

Making debut at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics would be a fairy-tale, Indian women’s hockey team defender Manpreet Kaur said on Wednesday. Manpreet, 22, who is training with the national team at the Sports Authority of India centre in Bengaluru for the Olympics, added that her maiden international tour — to Argentina in February — had helped her gain “a lot …

Olympics will be a fairytale, Rani biggest inspiration: Manpreet Kaur
3 years, 7 months ago

Olympics will be a fairytale, Rani biggest inspiration: Manpreet Kaur

India TV News  

Making debut at the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games would be a fairy-tale, Indian women's hockey team defender Manpreet Kaur said on Wednesday. The young player also said that skipper Rani Rampal had been her biggest inspiration. Manpreet, 22, who is training with the national team at the Sports Authority of India centre in Bengaluru for the Olympics, added that her …

Debut for senior team at Olympics will be a fairytale, says defender Manpreet Kaur
3 years, 7 months ago

Debut for senior team at Olympics will be a fairytale, says defender Manpreet Kaur

The Hindu  

Aspiring to make her "fairytale" debut for the Indian women's hockey team at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, young defender Manpreet Kaur is focussed on staying at the top of her game by putting in the hard yards. "Debut for the senior national team at a dream event like the Olympics will be a fairytale for me. READ: Indian hockey defender …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Debut for India women's hockey team at Games will be a fairytale, says Manpreet Kaur
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Debut for India women's hockey team at Games will be a fairytale, says Manpreet Kaur

Firstpost  

Speaking about the transition from the junior to senior camp, Kaur said one needs to adapt quickly. Bengaluru: Aspiring to make her “fairytale” debut for the Indian women’s hockey team at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, young defender Manpreet Kaur is focussed on staying at the top of her game by putting in the hard yards. “Debut for the senior national …

Women's Hockey Team Forward Navneet Kaur Confident of India's Good Show at Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 7 months ago

Women's Hockey Team Forward Navneet Kaur Confident of India's Good Show at Tokyo Olympics

News 18  

Indian women’s hockey team forward Navneet Kaur is hopeful of playing in her first Olympic Games and is confident about her team having a memorable outing in Tokyo. “I’m really hopeful of making it to the 16-member squad for the Olympic games and I’m really excited,” said the 25-year-old player, who has been sweating it out in the national camp …

Need to peak at right time to make history in Tokyo: Hockey player Nilkanta
3 years, 7 months ago

Need to peak at right time to make history in Tokyo: Hockey player Nilkanta

Hindustan Times  

Midfielder Nilkanta Sharma is confident about the Indian men's hockey team rewriting history at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, saying the side needs to peak at the right time to be able to break its four decade-long medal drought. Nilkanta Sharma India have won eight gold medals in the past, but their last top finish came way back in the 1980 …

India women's hockey skipper Rani Rampal talks about Argenita tour
3 years, 11 months ago

India women's hockey skipper Rani Rampal talks about Argenita tour

Hindustan Times  

The Indian women's hockey team skipper Rani feels the tour of Argentina will help her side "understand where they stand", nearly a year after the COVID-19 pandemic abruptly halted all competitions around the world. Rani Rampal The women's side will become the first of India's hockey teams to resume international matches as it plays the first of the eight games …

Rani Rampal: 'Good show against Argentina will boost our confidence'
4 years ago

Rani Rampal: 'Good show against Argentina will boost our confidence'

The Hindu  

Indian women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal feels that a good show in the series against Argentina will boost her side's confidence heading into this year's Tokyo Olympics. "We are really looking forward to the FIH Men''s Hockey Junior World Cup 2021 and the AHF Men''s Junior Asia Cup 2021, which will be held in India and Bangladesh respectively," said …

Indian Hockey Team Captains Rani Rampal and Manpreet Singh Looking Forward to Tokyo Olympics
4 years ago

Indian Hockey Team Captains Rani Rampal and Manpreet Singh Looking Forward to Tokyo Olympics

News 18  

Indian women’s hockey team captain Rani Rampal feels that a good show in the series against Argentina will boost her side’s confidence heading into this year’s Tokyo Olympics. “All the players in the team are feeling very confident about their games and it will be interesting to see how each one of them performs in a match situation after staying …

Ultimate Dream is to Make it to Indian Women's Hockey Team: Suman Devi Thoudam
4 years, 2 months ago

Ultimate Dream is to Make it to Indian Women's Hockey Team: Suman Devi Thoudam

News 18  

Talented forward Suman Devi Thoudam had successfully led the Indian junior women’s hockey team to a fine victory in Australia last year at the 3 Nation Tournament for U-21. “Hockey India has ensured the junior women’s team gets good international exposure with regular events abroad planned for us and this has really helped in gaining confidence,” stated Suman who is …

Sharmila Devi missing the adrenaline rush of playing hockey
4 years, 6 months ago

Sharmila Devi missing the adrenaline rush of playing hockey

The Hindu  

India striker Sharmila Devi has said the experience of not playing hockey for a long time was new for her, and that she had been maintaining her fitness during the break. “It has been a really different experience to not have felt that adrenaline rush of playing the sport, but I’m just making sure I'm maintaining my fitness and am …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian women's hockey skipper Rani Rampal says it felt ‘surreal’ after scoring decisive goal in qualifier
5 years, 2 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian women's hockey skipper Rani Rampal says it felt ‘surreal’ after scoring decisive goal in qualifier

Firstpost  

A podium finish at the Tokyo Olympics is possible considering the long strides the Indian women’s hockey team has taken in the last three years, asserted skipper Rani Rampal on Monday New Delhi: A podium finish at the Tokyo Olympics is possible considering the long strides the Indian women’s hockey team has taken in the last three years, asserted skipper …

Manpreet, Rani to lead Indian hockey teams at Olympic Qualifiers
5 years, 2 months ago

Manpreet, Rani to lead Indian hockey teams at Olympic Qualifiers

India TV News  

Hockey India on Friday named an unchanged women squad, to be led by Rani Rampal, along with the men's team for the upcoming FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers. Experienced Goalkeepers Savita and Rajani Etimarpu will guard the goal, while drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur, Sushila Chanu, Navneet Kaur, Navjot Kaur and Sharmila Devi will serve as the outfield players. Men's Squad: Manpreet Singh, …

Rani to lead 18-member Indian women’s hockey team in Korea tour
5 years, 8 months ago

Rani to lead 18-member Indian women’s hockey team in Korea tour

The Hindu  

Striker Rani Rampal returns to lead an 18-member Indian women’s hockey team for the three-match series against Korea, starting on May 20, Hockey India announced on Friday. Goalkeeper Savita will be deputy to Rani, who returns after missing Malaysia tour due to injury, in the team under chief coach Sjoerd Marijne. READ: Indian hockey goalie Chitke’s suspension reduced to 13 …

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