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India women’s hockey coach Sjoerd Marijne on Olympics: Let's be realistic
Updated On: 25 June, 2021 07:22 AM IST | Mumbai | Ashwin Ferro
India women’s coach Sjoerd Marijne says it’s unreasonable to expect too much from his World No. 10 hockey team whose primary aim is to reach the quarter-finals at the Tokyo Olympics
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India women’s hockey team captain Rani Rampal has a tough task ahead
While the Indian women’s hockey team’s achievement of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympic Games has been widely celebrated, the expectations of a medal is unrealistic given the ranking of the team vis-a-vis the competition.
World No. 10 India have World No. 1 Netherlands, defending champions Great Britain (5), Germany (3), Ireland (9) and South Africa (16) for company in Group A, while Pool B comprises Australia (4), Argentina (2), New Zealand (6), Spain (7), China (11) and hosts Japan (13). With only four teams from each group qualifying for the quarter-finals, coach Sjoerd Marijne knows it’s going to be tough.
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