Olympics (Women’s Hockey): Great Britain beat India 4-1

Martin Hannah scored two goals as Great Britain beat the Indian team 4-1 in the Pool A match of the group stage at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics women’s hockey event here. This is India’s third consecutive defeat in this Olympics. India were defeated by Netherlands 5-1 in the first match and 2-0 by Germany in the second match. The disappointing performance of Indian women’s hockey led by captain Rani Rampal continued in the third match and could not make an impact.

Hannah scored two goals for Great Britain while Lily Owsley and Grace Balsaddon scored one goal each. Sharmila Devi scored the only goal for India.

Earlier, Hannah scored in the second minute to give the team a 1-0 lead. Hannah then made another goal in the second quarter in the 19th minute to make the lead 2-0. However, India bounced back and Sharmila scored in the 23rd minute to take the lead to 1-2.

Great Britain dominated again in the third quarter and Lillee scored in the 41st minute to make the score 3-1. In the fourth and final quarter, Balsadón scored in the 57th minute to give the team a one-sided victory.