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Women’s Hockey Asia Cup 2022
- Women’s Hockey Asia Cup 2022 will be held in Muscat, Oman from January 21-28, 2022.
- The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Bangkok, Thailand but moved to Muscat, Oman.
- Goalkeeper Savita Punia will captain an 18-member Indian squad and Defender Deep Grace Ekka will be the vice-captain.
- Indian women are the defending champions at the continental event.
- The Indian women’s hockey team features 16 players who were part of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, where the Indian eves finished fourth.
- Regular skipper Rani Rampal will miss out as she is undergoing rehabilitation for a hamstring injury.
- China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand are the seven other teams competing at the Women’s Hockey Asia Cup 2022.
- India are drawn in Pool A with Japan, Malaysia and Singapore and will begin their campaign against Malaysia on January 21.
- The top four countries will qualify for the Women’s Hockey World Cup 2022 to be held in Spain and the Netherlands later this year.
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