Rajgir (Bihar)
The Indian women’s hockey team retained the Asian Champions Trophy title with a narrow 1-0 win over Olympic silver medalists China in a thrilling final here on Wednesday.
Young striker Deepika scored the winning goal for India from a penalty corner in the 31st minute and was the leading goalscorer of the tournament with 11 goals. India had earlier defeated China 3-0 in the league stage of the tournament.
It was India’s third ACT title after winning the top honor in 2016 and 2023. China, on the other hand, will have to be content with the third runner-up position. Japan finished third on the podium after defeating Malaysia 4–1 in the third-fourth place classification match earlier in the day.
