Hockey India names women squad for FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers

Hockey India today named an unchanged women squad, to be led by Rani Rampal, along with the men's team for the upcoming FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers.

Goalkeeper Savita will be the vice-captain of the women's squad.

The 18-member men's squad will be captained by Manpreet Singh and seasoned forward S V Sunil will be his deputy. The men's team has two goalkeepers in P R Sreejesh and Krishan Bahadur Pathak.

Captain Manpreet leads the forward line which also includes Mandeep Singh, Akashdeep Singh, and Ramandeep Singh.
 
The two teams are scheduled to take part in the two-legged FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers in Odisha where the World No. 5 Indian men's team will be up against World No. 22 Russia, while the World No. 9 women's hockey side will face World No. 13 USA. The winners of the Qualifiers will ensure a place in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. 

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