: Hockey Asian Champions Trophy: Positive Covid test forces two India matches to be cancelled #IndiaNEWS A member of the Indian women’s hockey team participating in the Asian Champions Trophy in Korea

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Hockey Asian Champions Trophy: Positive Covid test forces two India matches to be cancelled #IndiaNEWS
A member of the Indian women’s hockey team participating in the Asian Champions Trophy in Korea has tested positive for COVID-19, resulting in the cancellation of its next two matches against defending champions Korea and China respectively.While India were scheduled to take on hosts Korea on Wednesday, they were slated to meet China on Thursday.After a Hockey India source confirmed to PTI that one player has tested positive, the Asian Hockey Federation too issued a statement about the development on its Twitter handle without elaborating on the details of the player concerned.“The Asian Hockey Federation regrets to inform that a positive Covid test result has been received from yesterday’s routine testing for a member of Team India.“Today’s match at 15:00 between Korea and India is therefore not taking place. Further information will be provided soon,� the AHF tweeted.The team was due to take on China on Thursday in its next match but it was also called off keeping in mind the health and safety of the players.“With the health and safety of the players being paramount, the Indian Women’s Hockey Team’s match against China on 9th December will not take place,� Hockey India tweeted later in the day.The pandemic had cast its shadow on the tournament on...Read more

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