The Tokyo hockey team’s performance will help India produce better results: Salima Tete

The Indian women’s hockey team has gained a lot of confidence from its Tokyo Olympics star show, midfielder Salima Tete says.

The Indian women’s team fought against teeth and nails against the best teams in the world at the Tokyo Games. The team, led by Rani Rampal, made history when it beat triple Olympic goldsmiths in the Australian 1-0 semi-finals and played in the first-ever Olympic semi-final against Argentina.

“Our performance in Tokyo is starting to gradually decline now. We were really disappointed when we lost to the UK in the bronze medal, but now we see the positive side of the tournament,” Tete said Hockey in India. the media.

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“We may not have won a medal, but we have certainly gained a lot of confidence in the way we play in Tokyo, and it will certainly help us grow as a team and produce much better results in the future,” he added.

When asked about the main things that helped India succeed very well in the Olympics, Tete said: “We have always found a way to push the ball forward and attack our opponents in the Olympics. We created many goal scoring opportunities and made sure to make good use of our penalty angles.

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“And we also gave everything there was on the field, and we never gave up regardless of the situation.” The 19-year-old, who played a vital role in India’s brilliant performance at the Tokyo Games, added that he has been blessed to have the opportunity to play at the Olympics at a very young age.

-I have learned a lot by playing in high pressure situations and I will definitely use what I have learned in future competitions.

“A person learns a lot when faced with the best, and we are very pleased with the way we gave a hard fight to each of our opponents in the playoffs of the Tokyo Games,” the midfielder said.