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India's Women's Hockey Team Heads to Japan for Gold! 🏑

The Indian women's hockey team traveled to Japan to play in the Asian Games.

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Key Points

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Travel to Japan for the 20th Asian Games.

Goal: gold medal and direct Olympic qualification.

Captain: Salima Tete; Coach: Sjoerd Marijne.

First game versus Uzbekistan on September 20.

Highest eligible team gets an Olympic quota place.

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They aim to win the gold medal and earn a spot in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.

Captain Salima Tete and coach Sjoerd Marijne are leading the squad.

Their first match is against Uzbekistan on September 20, followed by games with Indonesia, Thailand, Japan and Singapore.

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10 words

qualification

earning a place to take part in a bigger event

quota

a limited number of spots that can be earned

eligible

allowed or able to take part

tournament

a series of games to find a winner

squad

the group of players chosen for a competition

coach

the person who trains and plans for the team

captain

the player who leads the team on the field

gold medal

the prize for the best team

Olympics

a worldwide sports competition held every four years

Asian Games

a large sports event for Asian countries

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