Asian Games 2026: Indian women's team won gold in hockey after 44 years, defeated China 1-0 in the final.

Asian Games 2026: Indian women’s hockey team has won the gold medal by defeating China in Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026.

Indian women’s hockey team won gold medal

Asian Games 2026: Indian women’s hockey team has won the gold medal by defeating China in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026. The final match of the Asian Games was played between the women’s hockey teams of India and China. The Indian team won the gold medal by defeating China 1-0 in the final match. With this, Team India has also qualified for the Olympics to be held in Los Angeles in 2028.

Here is the status of the match

From the beginning of the match, the Indian women’s team kept pressure on China. Although Baljeet Kaur got a green card in the 6th minute of the game, the team still continued its real game and did not give China a chance to come forward. In the 10th minute of the match, Lalremsiami scored a brilliant field goal to give India a 1-0 lead.

44 years of wait is over

This was Lalremsiami’s 200th international match. After this, India got another chance to score a goal (penalty corner), but the team failed to convert it into a goal. Despite this, the Indian team maintained its 1-0 lead till the end of the first quarter. With this, India ended the wait of 44 years by winning gold in women’s hockey for the second time.

Indian team: Bichhu Devi (goalkeeper), Salima Tete (captain), Navneet Kaur, Nikki Pradhan, Deepika, Lalremsiami, Neha, Jyoti, Sushila Chanu, Ishika Chaudhary, Sunelita Toppo, Shilpi Dabas, Savita Poonia (goalkeeper), Ishika, Sakshi Rana, Rutuja Dadaso Pisal, Lalthantluangi, Baljeet Kaur.

When was China defeated before?

Earlier, the Indian women’s hockey team had defeated China 1-0 in the final of the Asian Champions Trophy held in November 2024. This match was played in Rajgir, Bihar, where Deepika Sherawat scored the winning goal for India.

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