: Tokyo 2020, women’s hockey Pool A preview: India start as underdogs in a strong group #IndiaNEWS With six teams battling it out for a top-four finish in order to secure a place in the cross-over

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Tokyo 2020, women’s hockey Pool A preview: India start as underdogs in a strong group #IndiaNEWS
With six teams battling it out for a top-four finish in order to secure a place in the cross-over quarter finals, the result of every match in the pool phase of the women’s hockey competition will have genuine significance.Our first preview looks at the teams competing in Women’s Pool A, where hot favourites the Netherlands take on reigning Olympic champions Great Britain, European silver medallists Germany as well as Ireland, India and South Africa.The NetherlandsThey may not be the reigning Olympic champions, but the Netherlands are without question the team to beat at Tokyo 2020. Head coach Alyson Annan, the legendary former Australia international, double Olympic gold medallist and two-time FIH Player of the Year, has created a team very much in her own image: a perfect balance of outrageous talent, discipline and an unbreakable winning mentality. The team has been almost unstoppable in recent years, claiming the 2018 Women’s World Cup before becoming both FIH Hockey Pro League and European champions in 2019 and 2021. Can anyone stop the dazzling Dutch from reclaiming their Olympic crown?Player perspective – Lauren Stam: “It is a tough pool, but the other pool is also tough. All of the opponents are great opponents. Of course, we are going...Read more

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