Though India finished fourth in Moscow 1980, the knockout format didn’t exist back then with the top-3 in the league phase winning medals.
The Indian women's hockey team qualified for the quarterfinal after Great Britain beat Ireland 2-0 in the last Pool A group match.
Indian women's hockey team beat South Africa 4-3 in their final match of Pool A at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 courtesy of Vandana Katariya's hat-trick.
Day 8 of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 saw Indian fans cautiously positive about an increase in medal tally. Follow highlights here.
Lovlina Borgohain became India's second medalist at the Tokyo Olympics as Sindhu inched one step closer to an Olympic medal.
Indian women's hockey team beat Ireland 1-0 in the Pool A match of Tokyo Olympics 2020 courtesy of Navneet Kaur's 57th minute goal.
Indian women's hockey team lost 1-4 to Great Britain in their third Pool A match of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 at Oi stadium on Wednesday.
The Indian women's hockey team registered its best performance in the premier event, in the 1980 Moscow Olympics where they finished fourth.
Navneet termed playing in the Olympics as a childhood dream, adding she will leave no stone unturned to make her experience wonderful.
Indian women's hockey team chief coach Sjoerd Marijne believes the quarterfinals are a realistic target in the Tokyo Olympics.