The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi congratulated the Indian Hockey team on winning the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy. Encouraging the team, PM Modi shared that this win will indeed motivate upcoming athletes.
Prime Minister Congratulates
The Prime Minister posted on X: “A phenomenal accomplishment! Congratulations to our hockey team on winning the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy. They played exceptionally well through the tournament. Their success will motivate many upcoming athletes.”
The Indian hockey women team beat the People’s Republic of China 1-0 in the final to win the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2024 at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium in Bihar in India.
Deepika (31′) scored the winning goal for the Indian women’s hockey team and finished as the tournament’s top goal scorer with a tally of 11 goals.
This was India’s third Women’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey title, bringing them at par with with the Republic of Korea as the most successful nation in the competition’s history. The Indian women also won their maiden title in 2016 before clinching the 2023 edition.
Spectators at the grounds and viewers on the channels enjoyed end-to-end hockey as ace players of India and China displayed extraordinary hockey skills and stamina. Both sides came close to scoring from penalty corners in the second quarter but the goalkeepers stood strong to keep the opening half goalless.
Paris 2024 Olympics silver medalists China, however, were caught napping after the restart as the home side went ahead.
Interestingly, it was a miss trapped penalty corner by India that caught the Chinese defensive line off guard as the ball eventually made its way to Deepika inside the circle through Navneet Kaur. Getting time to turn, the Indian forward managed to find her angle and scored her 11th goal of the tournament.
Deepika could have doubled her tally and India’s lead minutes later after winning a penalty stroke. She took it on herself only to watch Chinese goalkeeper Li Ting guess it right to pull off a brilliant save.
While a two-goal cushion would have made things easier for India in the third quarter, the Indian defense held on resolutely in the final quarter for their fifth clean sheet on the trot in the tournament and secured the record-equaling title.
Earlier in the day, Japan beat Malaysia 4-1 to finish third in the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2024.
The Hockey Women’s Asian Champions Trophy is a competition involving the top six nations from the Asian Hockey Federation’s member associations. Founded in 2010, the tournament has been held seven times, in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2021, and 2023. And, now in 2024 for the 8th time. This Champions Trophy was first held in 2010 and 2011, then again in 2013, before becoming a biennial event starting in 2016.
South Korea has been the dominant force in the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy, winning the tournament three times. After claiming the inaugural title, South Korea successfully defended it in 2011 and secured another victory in 2018.
The Indian women’s hockey team has reached the final on five occasions, winning in 2016, 2023, and now in 2024. Japan is the only other team to have won the Women’s title.
The winners in the past editions of the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy are:
Year 2010: Winner South Korea and Runner-up Japan
Year 2011: Winner South Korea and Runner-up China
Year 2013: Winner Japan and Runner-up India
Year 2016: Winner India and Runner-up China
Year 2018: Winner South Korea and Runner-up India
Year 2021: Winner Japan and Runner-up South Korea
Year 2023: Winner India and Runner-up Japan
Year 2024 Winner is India and Runner-up China.
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