Indian Women’s Hockey5s Squad Leaves For FIH Hockey5s Women’s World Cup 2024

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The Indian Women's Hockey5s Team on Sunday (January 21) jetted to Muscat, Oman from the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru to take part in the first edition of the FIH Hockey5s Women's World Cup.

The Indian Women's Hockey5s Team, which confirmed their spot in the prestigious tournament after a 7-2 win over Thailand in the Final of the 2023 Women's Asian Hockey5s World Cup Qualifier, are in Pool C alongside USA, Poland and Namibia.

Before boarding the flight in Bengaluru, captain Rajni Etimarpu said, "It is the first edition of the FIH Hockey5s Women's World Cup. The team is excited about the opportunity to represent India in what is an improvised form of the game. We've had a good preparatory camp and are looking forward to having a good tournament."

Vice-captain Mahima Chaudhary also echoed the thoughts of her captain, and said, "We have our plans set for ourselves. We know how we are going to go about each game and each one has developed clarity on their respective roles over the course of the practice camp we had. It's the first time everyone is a part of this event and we hope to go all the way."

Apart from the captain and her deputy, the Indian team also comprises of Bansari Solanki, Akshata Abaso Dhekale, Jyoti Chhatri, Mariana Kujur, Mumtaz Khan, Ajmina Kujur, Rutaja Dadaso Pisal and Deepika Soreng.

India will play their first match against Poland on 24th January followed by the USA on the same day. They will play their final group game against Namibia on 25th January.

The top two teams from each group will play the quarterfinals scheduled for 26th January, with the semi-finals scheduled the same day while the Finals will be played on 27th January.

The Indian Women's Hockey5s team will begin their FIH Hockey5s Women's World Cup campaign against Poland on 24th January at 1250hrs IST. All the matches will be shown live on Viacom18.

Source: Hockey India