The
Indian women’s hockey team had qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics after a
gap of 36 years but suffered a heartbreaking elimination at the group stage
itself.
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Bengaluru(Agencies): Goalkeeper
Savita of India looks on during the Hockey Women's Pool A match between India
and South Africa on day six of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Indian women’s hockey team goalkeeper Savita says her best
is yet to come and the side is determined to exorcise the ghosts of the Rio
Olympics by creating history at the Tokyo Games.
The Indian women’s hockey team had qualified for the 2016
Rio Olympics after a gap of 36 years but suffered a heartbreaking elimination
at the group stage itself.
“... my best is yet
to come, it is because my goal is to perform exceptionally for my team at the
Tokyo Olympics, and make sure that I can put the nightmare of Rio Olympics
behind me,” Savita, who hails from Sirsa, said in a release issued by Hockey
India.
“I think our team was
really raw at that point of time, and we did make a few mistakes. However, 2021
in Tokyo will surely be a great chance for our team to make history.”Indian
team is ranked ninth in the FIH World Rankings.
Savita, who has been a rock at the back for the Indian team
for the past 12 years, said she lacked self-belief in the initial stage of her
career.
“It is a funny thing
that when I first started off, my self-belief and passion for the sport was
really less as compared to other people. However, with time, I started falling
in love with the sport, and I truly believe now that the best for me is yet to
come,” she said.
The Indian hockey teams, who have been stationed at the
Sports Authority of India (SAI) campus here, recently resumed training
following the coronavirus hiatus.
The Indian goalkeeper said the team utilised the time spent
during the lockdown to analyse the game of other teams.
“We have been doing
our homework for the past couple of months where we have been studying and
analyzing various aspects of our’s and our opponents’ game,” she said.
“It has been really
good to hear about the return of hockey in some countries including New
Zealand, and I speak for my entire team when I say that we cannot wait to get
back to playing competitive hockey against the top nations.” Savita said the
break taught her patience and gave her more reasons to value the small moments
of life.
“I have always been a
very quiet person who is mostly calm, but I believe that the time we spent
during lock-down has really taken my patience level to a new high,” the
29-year-old said.
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