Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian Women's Hockey team beat Ireland 1-0 in group stage

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Archer Deepika Kumari and boxer Lovlina Borgohain kicked off India's campaign on day 7 of Olympics 2020 with a magnificent win in their respective games. The momentum was further carried away by the Indian Women's Hockey team that defeated Ireland 1-0 in the group stage. With a victory over Ireland, the quarterfinal hopes are still alive for the Indian Women's Hockey team. It was a do-or-die match against Ireland. Indian Women's hockey team hs grabbed its first victory of the Tokyo Olympics 2020. Also Read | Tokyo Olympics 2020: Boxer Lovlina Borgohain assures a medal for India, enters semis; Deepika Kumari enters quarterfinals India is now level at points with Ireland and will play against the Republic of South Africa in their last match of Pool A. Also Read | Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian Men’s Hockey Team, Boxer Satish Kumar in quarterfinals A late goal by Navneet Kaur gave Indian women its first win against Ireland. The much-needed goal came under pressure. Now, Ireland has a tough match against Great Britain. However, if Ireland loses and India wins against the Republic of South Africa, then India will go through as they will finish 4th in the pool. On the other hand, the Indian Men's Hockey team has qualified for the quarterfinals and will take on Japan in its last match of the group stage on Friday. Indian Men's Hockey team has so far won three out of four matches played in the group stage. -PTC News

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