{"id":8272,"date":"2012-07-08T02:57:23","date_gmt":"2012-07-08T02:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=8272"},"modified":"2012-07-08T02:57:23","modified_gmt":"2012-07-08T02:57:23","slug":"junior-asia-cup-indian-eves-settle-for-silver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=8272","title":{"rendered":"Junior Asia Cup: Indian eves settle for silver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-7057\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/ritu-rani.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Junior Asia Cup: Indian eves settle for silver\" width=\"250\" height=\"156\" style=\"float: left; border: 1px solid black; margin: 6px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/ritu-rani.jpg 250w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/ritu-rani-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Bangkok: <\/strong>India lost 2-5 to China and finished with a silver medal at the sixth Junior Women&#8217;s Asia Cup hockey championship here Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>This was India&#8217;s best showing in tournament after four bronze medals.<\/p>\n<p>Taking the pitch against a team that had beaten it 2-5 in the Group A league, India played superbly to lead the Chinese 2-0 after 25 minutes, when a 10-minute interruption because of rain hampered their rhythm.<\/p>\n<p>Deep Grace Ekka scored in the seventh minute courtesy a penalty stroke while skipper and midfielder Ritu Rani scored a field goal four minutes later. India had the better of the exchanges for another quarter-hour before a spell of rain forced play to be suspended.<\/p>\n<p>Five minutes after play resumed, Na Wang scored a field goal to reduce the margin and turn the tide. She scored off a penalty corner two minutes into the second half to restore parity. Weija Hao struck two goals in three minutes to give China a 4-2 lead.<\/p>\n<p>Jiaqi Li completed the rout in the 48th minute. India beat Japan 2-1 in the semifinal.<\/p>\n<p>The Indian team has qualified for the Junior Women&#8217;s World Cup to be held next year. <strong>(IANS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bangkok: India lost 2-5 to China and finished with a silver medal at the sixth Junior Women&#8217;s Asia Cup hockey championship here Saturday. This was India&#8217;s best showing in tournament after four bronze medals. 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