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India women stun Japan 2-1 for hockey bronze

The Indians, ranked seventh in the world, thus avenged their 0-1 defeat against Japan in the last edition of the Games in Jakarta in 2018

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India`s Deepika (2nd R) fights for the ball with Japan`s Amiru Shimada (R) in the women`s field hockey bronze medal match between India and Japan at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China. Pic/AFP

India`s Deepika (2nd R) fights for the ball with Japan`s Amiru Shimada (R) in the women`s field hockey bronze medal match between India and Japan at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China. Pic/AFP

Coming into the tournament as favourites, a wounded Indian women’s hockey team rose from the shock semi-final loss to edge past defending champions Japan 2-1 and claim the bronze here on Saturday. 

The Indians, ranked seventh in the world, thus avenged their 0-1 defeat against Japan in the last edition of the Games in Jakarta in 2018.

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