India’s women are Asian Games hockey champions again. A 1-0 win over defending champions China in Kakamigahara ended a drought that stretched back to 1982 and secured a direct berth at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. Under the FIH pathway for these Games, the gold brings an early Olympic quota, so continental glory and an Olympic ticket arrived together.
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India leave Aichi-Nagoya as Asian Games champions and as a team with a clear road to Los Angeles. The wait since 1982 is over. The Olympic journey for 2028 has already begun.
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