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Indian Women's Hockey Team Leaves For Asian Games

The Indian women's hockey team is well prepared and will look to seal an Olympic berth with a good show at the Asian Games, said skipper Savita ahead of the side's departure for Hangzhou, China. The Indian women's hockey team, which is placed in Pool A along with Korea, Malaysia, Hong Kong China and Singapore, left for China on Tuesday night. The quadrennial event gets underway in Hangzhou on September 23. India will open their campaign at the prestigious event against Singapore on September 27.

'Handling Pressure Will Be Key In Asian Games': Indian Women's Hockey Coach Janneke Schopman

Indian women's hockey coach Janneke Schopman believes handling pressure will be crucial for her team as it will enter the upcoming Asian Games as one of the "favourites". "I believe the mindset the players have as individuals and as a team will make the difference. Can we perform under pressure and deal with the circumstances handed over to us? "We have talked about this over the past couple of months and what it means to not be the underdogs like we were in Tokyo but being the favourites," Schopman said on the latest episode of Hockey Te Charcha, a podcast series launched by Hockey India.

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Asian Games: Indian Men Beat Cambodia 3-0 To Begin Volleyball Campaign On Perfect Note

India put up a dominant performance to outclass Cambodia 3-0 in their opening match of the men's volleyball competition at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Tuesday. India comfortably defeated lower-ranked Cambodia 25-14, 25-13, 25-19 in a Pool C match. But a stern test await India on Wednesday as they are up against world No.27 South Korea, the other team in Pool C. A total of 19 teams are participating in men's volleyball at the Hangzhou Games. Japan, China and South Korea are regarded as the three major powerhouses of the competition.

'Handling Pressure Will Be Key In Asian Games': Indian Women's Hockey Coach Janneke Schopman

Indian women's hockey coach Janneke Schopman believes handling pressure will be crucial for her team as it will enter the upcoming Asian Games as one of the "favourites". "I believe the mindset the players have as individuals and as a team will make the difference. Can we perform under pressure and deal with the circumstances handed over to us? "We have talked about this over the past couple of months and what it means to not be the underdogs like we were in Tokyo but being the favourites," Schopman said on the latest episode of Hockey Te Charcha, a podcast series launched by Hockey India.

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Indian Women's Hockey Team Leaves For Asian Games

'Handling Pressure Will Be Key In Asian Games': Indian Women's Hockey Coach Janneke Schopman

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Asian Games: Indian Men Beat Cambodia 3-0 To Begin Volleyball Campaign On Perfect Note

'Handling Pressure Will Be Key In Asian Games': Indian Women's Hockey Coach Janneke Schopman

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