Ranchi, Jan 12 (PTI) Penalty corners have been the Indian women’s hockey team’s Achilles heel for a while but it could well turn a corner in the upcoming FIH Olympic Qualifiers here, says former men’s team drag-flick star Rupinderpal Singh, who claims to have figured the problem in his short five-day training stint with the side.

Rupinder, who was one of the stars of India’s historic bronze medal-winning effort at the Tokyo Olympics, quit international hockey in September 2021. Last month, he was brought in to help the women’s side fix its penalty corner conversion woes ahead of the FIH Olympic Qualifiers beginning here on Saturday.

After winning the Asian Champions Trophy here, the Indians had wasted plenty of penalty corners in the subsequent tournaments, including the Asian Games, where they missed Olympic qualification.

“In today’s hockey, the penalty corner defence of all teams have become very strong. It’s not like before,” he told

Source: PTI News