COVID affected girls’s act: Indian hockey participant exams optimistic, match in opposition to Korea canceled

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A member of the Indian girls’s hockey group collaborating within the Asian Champions Trophy right here has examined optimistic for COVID-19, ensuing within the cancellation of its subsequent two matches in opposition to defending champions Korea and China respectively.

While India had been to tackle hosts Korea on Wednesday, they had been resulting from meet China on Thursday.

While a Hockey India supply confirmed to PTI {that a} participant has examined optimistic, the Asian Hockey Federation additionally issued a press release concerning the event on its Twitter deal with with out elaborating on the small print of the participant involved.

“Asian Hockey Federation regrets to tell {that a} optimistic COVID check outcome has been obtained from yesterday’s routine check for a member of Team India.

“Today’s match between Korea and India at 15:00 is not taking place. Further details will be provided soon,” tweeted AHF.

The group was scheduled to tackle China of their subsequent match on Thursday but it surely was additionally canceled maintaining in thoughts the well being and security of the gamers.

Hockey India later tweeted, “Keeping the health and safety of players paramount, Indian women’s hockey team will not play against China on December 9.”

The pandemic solid its shadow on the event itself on Monday when India’s second match in opposition to Malaysia was known as off resulting from COVID-related points.

Malaysia was compelled to be absent for not less than the primary two days of competitors after considered one of its gamers, Nurul Faizah Shafiqah Khalim, examined optimistic for COVID-19 upon arrival in South Korea.

According to sources, like Malaysia, the Indian contingent can be more likely to endure quarantine after optimistic outcomes.

The runners-up of the earlier version, India had earlier defeated Thailand 13-0 with drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur scoring 5 targets.

India is the highest-ranked collaborating group within the International Hockey Federation’s girls’s rankings with ninth place.

The Women’s Asian Champions Trophy was initially scheduled for 2020 however was postponed a number of occasions as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.

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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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