Eight teams from the world have reached Ranchi for the HIF Hockey Olympic Qualifier. If you want to get a ticket in the Olympics, then the competition will also be fierce. The eyes of hockey lovers of host Jharkhand along with the entire country are fixed on the Indian women’s hockey team. Preparations for which the Indian women’s hockey team have been going on for the last few months. The team has focused on the penalty shoot-out and has paid maximum attention to converting it into goals. Vice captain Nikki Pradhan spoke to BollywoodWallah about the team’s preparation and competition.
Everyone wants Olympic ticket, hence the competition will be fierce
Seven teams from the world have come to Ranchi to get tickets for the Olympics. Therefore, the competition will be tough from all the teams in this competition. Everyone will give their hundred percent in this competition. Our focus is also on victory, hence our preparations are also being done accordingly. Before here, we spent time in the camp and there Rupinder Pal Bhaiya gave us tips to convert penalty shoot outs into goals. We will benefit from this in this competition.
I have to focus on my defense
This time also I have done the same preparation as I used to do earlier. I have to focus on my defence. Even after coming here, we are continuously practicing. The match has been played in Ranchi before and this time also I got the same opportunity. It felt good to practice at my home in Khunti on Saturday.
Japan and New Zealand women’s hockey team reached Ranchi
Japan women’s hockey team arrived in the morning on Sunday. He was welcomed at the airport. During this time the team also took selfies. After this, the New Zealand team reached Ranchi in the evening. He was also welcomed in a traditional manner by the officials of Hockey Jharkhand.