: Tokyo 2020, women’s hockey: We came close but sometimes close is not good enough, says Rani Rampal #IndiaNEWS She is proud of the effort but Indian women’s hockey team captain Rani Rampal is hurting

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Tokyo 2020, women’s hockey: We came close but sometimes close is not good enough, says Rani Rampal #IndiaNEWS
She is proud of the effort but Indian women’s hockey team captain Rani Rampal is hurting as well after coming within touching distance of a historic Olympic podium finish only to finish fourth ultimately.The Indians, beating all expectations, entered the semi-finals of the Games for the first time, and signed off with a fourth-place finish after going down to Great Britain 3-4 in the bronze medal play-off in Tokyo on Friday.“We are feeling so disappointed because we were so close. And we were 2-0 down and then we equalised and we were 3-2 up. I don’t know what to say, but yeah it hurts a lot because we couldn’t win the bronze medal,� she said after the heartbreaking loss.“But I think everyone just gave their best, so I am proud of the team. Playing in the Olympic Games and finishing top four is not easy. We came a long way. I think now we were closer, but sometimes close is not good enough.“But I’m still proud of the team, how throughout the tournament we worked so hard and played as a team together,� Rani added.The Indians played their hearts out and overcame a two-goal deficit to lead 3-2 at half time.But Great Britain gave their everything...Read more

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