Hockey India on Saturday (December 30) introduced an 18-member Indian ladies’s hockey squad for the upcoming FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers Ranchi 2024.

The FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers 2024 shall be held from January 13 to 19 in Ranchi and can function a qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympics. The highest three groups (champions, runners-up, and third-place winner) on the finish of the match will make it to the mega occasion.

The hosts are pitted in Pool B of the competitors alongside Italy, New Zealand and the USA. Germany, Japan, the Czech Republic, and Chile will compete in Pool A of the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers Ranchi 2024.

Goalkeeper Savita was named as India’s skipper for the match, whereas star participant Vandana Katariya will function her deputy as India intention for a Paris Olympics 2024 berth.

Relating to the crew choice, Indian Ladies’s Hockey Workforce Chief Coach Janneke Schopman was quoted as saying by Hockey India:

“The FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers Ranchi 2024 is a vital match on our Paris 2024 Olympics journey. It’s crucial that we stay as much as expectations and all of the gamers within the squad are working to safe qualification. After cautious consideration, we now have chosen a well-balanced crew with immense talent and expertise in all departments.

She added:

“Additionally, Savita and Vandana have confronted high-pressure conditions quite a few occasions of their profession thus far, they’re effectively outfitted to information the remainder of the crew because the Captain and Vice Captain.”