Hockey Junior Women's World Cup: Veteran Sushila Chanu Backs India to Win Gold
News 18She captained India to a bronze medal finish in the 2013 Women’s Junior Hockey World Cup and veteran Sushila Chanu feels the Salima Tete-led side has the potential to go two steps further and claim a maiden gold in the edition that begins on Friday. They have trained together as a group for a long time, and even played practice matches against the senior women’s team in the national camp at SAI Bengaluru and Bhubaneswar in which they have contested well,” Sushila said. These reasons lead me to believe that the Indian junior team is a strong contender for the gold medal.” Sushila was referring to the trio of skipper Tete, midfielder Sharmila Devi and striker Lalremsiami, who were part of the senior team that finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics. Halfback Sushila, one of the core group players in the Indian women’s team, rose to prominence within the national setup following the bronze medal finish in 2013 in Monchengladbach, Germany.