The eight-team tournament features hosts India alongside England, Scotland, South Korea, Italy, Uruguay, Wales and Austria. The competition will offer three direct qualification spots for the upcoming global showpiece.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has been highly supportive of Indian sports during his tenure, took the time to congratulate the junior India women’s hockey team after they won the Asia Cup for the second time in a row in Muscat, Oman, on Sunday.
The women's hockey team were the first to get affected by the COVID-19 which has so far affected more than 80 people and has claimed two lives as well.
Gurjit Kaur, over the last two years, has proved to be an important cog in the wheel for the team and has matured as a defender too.
The Indian U-18 Women’s Hockey team finished their Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games campaign with the Silver Medal as they suffered a heart-breaking 1-3 loss against hosts Argentina.
India dominated the second period as well, finding space in the opposition's half and creating chances for themselves.
Lalremsiami (4', 17'), Salima Tete (5') and Mumtaz Khan (16') scored in India's victory.
The Indian Under-18 Men's Hockey Team will begin their campaign at the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games against Bangladesh on 7th October 2018 while the Indian Under-18 Women's team will take on Austria on the same day.
A resilient Indian Women's Hockey Team advanced to the Final of the 18th Asian Games Jakarta-Palembang 2018.
Captain Rani scored a hat-trick (37’, 46’, 56’) to inspire her team to an emphatic victory while Monika (52’) and Navjot Kaur (55’) also scored a goal each.
