Argentina beats India in Women’s Hockey Semifinals, one last fight left for Indians

(Hockey news) Olympics 2020 live updates: The Indian women’s hockey must be proud of themselves the way they have excelled in the Tokyo Olympics. After defeating heavyweight Australia in the Quarterfinal, they narrowly missed out on the Finals as Argentina defeated them 2-1 in today’s Semifinal. The Indian women will face Britain on 6th August for the Bronze medal.

The women’s Hockey team have never won a medal, they will strive to win their last match and finish with a medal and script history for the country.

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The Indians got off to a terrific start as they scored in the 2nd minute when Gurjit Kaur scored off a penalty corner shot. In the second quarter Noel Barrionuevo scored in the 18th minute off a penalty corner shot thus leveling the scores. In the third quarter she once again found the net in the 36th minute again off a penalty corner shot. They held onto the lead till the end for victory and next will face Netherlands on 6th August. They have been winning medals since the 2000 Sydney Olympics and only missed out on the 2016 Rio Olympics. The gold has been missing from the list and will look to add the crown on friday.

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