Around a month back, India women’s hockey captain Savita Punia, 33, was inconsolable in Hangzhou, China, after her team lost 0-4 to the host outfit in the semi-finals of the Asian Games. While a gold medal would have guaranteed them a berth at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Indian women, who were touted as favourites at the outset, could only manage a bronze.

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