On May 30 this year, the world of striker Vandana Katariya came crashing when his father and the biggest support system Nahar Singh died after a heart stop in Roshanabad, Haridwar.
About 2,300 m in the Indian Central Sports Authority in Bengaluru, 29-year-old years cannot be entertained.
He could not be wrong if he rested from the preparation of the Olympics and returned to his family.
But he chose not to do it.
That is the way to pay tribute to men who survive with social pressure and let him pursue his dream.
In run-up to the Tokyo game, he said, “Mujhe Disha Aur She Papa to Liye Kuch Karna Hai.” On Saturday at the OI Stadium, Vandana made his country and deceased his father proud of being the first Indian women’s hockey player to score a hat-trick at the Olympics.
But more importantly, the aim is to help India past South Africa which is 4-3 to keep their quarter-finals as intact.
A few hours later, United Kingdom made India assistance by emptying Ireland 2-0 to help the Rani LED rampal team enter the quarter-finals.
India finished fourth in the pool to set the last 8 clashes with a pool B Australian toppers.
In the process, the team maintains a date with history, entering its first quarter-finals in their third appearance at the Olympics.
In the previous game edition, India has finished 12th.
Early lead India violated the more advantage with Vandana heard the board in the fourth minute.
Moments later, he raised his hand and looked up, as if dedicated an important goal to his father.
Seconds before the end of the first quarter, Tarryn Glasby collected a long pass from Taryn Malett to print an equalizer but Vandana deflected a deep house from the point of penalty to submit the advantage back to India in the 17th minute.
Battle for ownership, conceding goals and allows South Africa in the upper hand to disturb India until Vandana sealed the 49th minute goal to place India ahead again, which they managed to prepare until the final whistle.
While the last few days were full of tensions for the team of coaching staff, Indian women’s head coach Sjoerd Marijne chose to see the funny side of things when he tweeted about the uncertainty of the knockout game, “The last 48 hours are not good.
For my heart, but it makes more happiness Great.
The tournament starts again and all teams are zero.
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