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India’s women’s hockey stars returned to Bengaluru after a historic Asian Games gold-medal triumph. Savita Punia and teammates spoke about the intense final against China, months of hard work and the team’s unity under pressure. The gold also secured India’s direct qualification for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, ending a long wait and sparking celebrations back home.

0:00 Indian Women’s Hockey Team Returns With Asian Games Gold
3:30 India Defeated China To Seal Historic Gold
6:30 Women’s Hockey Team Celebrates Gold And LA 2028 Qualification

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00:28Satsang with Mooji
00:52It is a very good feeling, because it is a lot of work for our years, and before going,
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01:28We can handle it, but we can win.
01:30What kind of pressure do you think?
01:34It was the pressure match.
01:35It was the same for China.
01:36It was the same for us.
01:38But in our team, there are many experienced players
01:40who have motivated our young players
01:42that we should be able to win.
01:44We should be able to win.
01:45We should be able to win today.
01:47It was our team's immunity,
01:48which was the result.
01:51I feel happy that we achieved our target
01:55and qualified for the Olympics.
01:57There are a lot of teams here.
02:00Do you want to welcome everyone?
02:02Do you want to welcome everyone?
02:04Absolutely.
02:07When we go to our hometown,
02:08it will be welcome.
02:10But it's very good.
02:11We all welcome everyone here.
02:13How was the pressure?
02:15How was the pressure?
02:17When we win the semi-final and finals,
02:19there are good matches and pressure.
02:21But our team knows how to handle pressure.
02:23We all servir the course,
02:24and we have had good matches the fastšque place.
02:27What is your wish?
02:28After that?
02:30Or after that,
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02:37We sold together for the Olympics.
02:37So, while for the long runer,
02:39will trophies go to Australia than some of those.
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02:42How many of those athletesやって again?
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02:53Yes, we have full confidence in the team that we can win the medal.
02:58And as we have practiced in Bangalore and Saai, we have done a lot of hard work.
03:02So that's why we can win the ability of ourselves and the team that we can win the medal.
03:06What team does it have to be a great team?
03:10Yes, it was the medal in the Olympics, so that's why it was tough.
03:16But we have done the whole team together, so that's why we can win the medal.
03:23We are feeling very proud and excited and we are very delightful to see this crowd here.
03:30The matches which you played was a tough game.
03:33Both countries have the gold medal since previous year.
03:36What kind of picture for you?
03:39The gold medal matters, that's the thing.
03:43Shilpi ji, how does it feel?
03:45It feels good and I'm very happy.
03:56Shilpi ji, I am very happy.
04:07that we had more than our focus on our goal.
04:11It was easier to win,
04:13because our target was one for us.
04:15It was better to win,
04:17so we had more fun.
04:18My response is not good.
04:24We have no confidence to win,
04:27but we will win.
04:29We will win.
04:30We will win.
04:31We will win.
04:37We are happy to win.
04:41We have extra time for Olympics.
04:43Our team is happy.
04:45We are happy.
04:48We will win.
04:52We are going to win.
04:54We will win.
04:54We thought we will win.
04:56We won't qualify in the world.
04:57We are going to win against the Worlds.
04:59We will win the World Cup.
05:02Well.
05:21I am excited very well, good yeah of course we target to become to be champion so we just
05:45Yeah, because the Olympics are directly qualified so we can target only four gold medals, that's it
05:55Yeah, not expected but we are so happy, we are so proud, thank you so much
06:02looking at this kind of enthusiasm when you come back
06:04Yeah, it's very nice to come back to such support, we are just very proud of the ladies for working
06:08so hard and making the country proud
06:11It's been 40 plus years and many countries won the medal but the question was saying can India make it
06:17this time but they made it and they are coming back, how was the tournament here?
06:21Yeah, it was good, very long tournament, long time to be there but they persevered and went through well and
06:27really worked hard
06:28Including China, many of the countries were very strong competitors for you, did you have the confidence that your girls
06:36can make it?
06:36Yeah, all the way through I think we had the confidence that we could definitely make it to the final
06:40at least and give them a good run for their money in the final
06:44What was your strategy for the final?
06:46Play hard, run hard, yeah, that was basically it
06:50Thank you
06:52Thank you
07:13Thank you
07:23I'm very proud
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07:23From this education
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07:37We have predicted that whatever we can get in the final, we can play our best games and play our
07:46best game for India.
07:49Our main focus was to qualify for LA.
07:52So, there is no one in the final.
07:55Whatever we can do with the team, we can prepare for performance.
08:00And we did that.
08:01It was a strong team.
08:04We are now 40 years back.
08:06We have won the gold medals.
08:10Did you get a tough level of competition?
08:13In the final, you know, we had a second in the Olympics.
08:18It was a very good team.
08:20It was a good team.
08:22It was a good team.
08:23It was a good team.
08:26It was a good team.
08:29It was a good team, you know, we had a good team in LA.
08:29Before we had the league matches were normal.
08:31But it was the tough teams that were, Japan, Korea, other than we had, quarter or semifinal, and then just
08:39improving from China.
08:40China was a silver medalist in the Olympics.
08:44It's obvious that there is a mindset.
08:46Our mindset was very clear that we have to win a final.
08:50Our target was to qualify in LA.
08:53The teams you had in Japan, especially China.
08:57Do you think that this team will become tough for us?
09:03Every match, we didn't get easy.
09:07We had to perform in every match.
09:08We had to perform in every match.
09:10Either it was easy or tough.
09:12It was our mindset that we had to do our strategy for our team.
09:16The mindset was set to win a final.
09:20We did it.
09:22How does it feel?
09:23It feels good.
09:24Whenever we win a team and we get support,
09:27the hockey will grow up.
09:29We are looking at the previous results.
09:32The hockey is good.
09:33Women and men and men are both.
09:34What do you think?
09:36India has prepared for this team.
09:38How do you feel?
09:41Yes, sir.
09:42Everything depends on the preparation.
09:43As we prepare, we perform.
09:46Everything depends on the preparation.
09:49We did the same as we prepared.
09:51Is it good for the government?
09:53Yes, sir.
09:55We get the profit from the government.
09:56There are many schemes.
09:57There are many teams.
09:57There are many teams.
09:58Our facilities are very good.
10:01Even world class facilities.
10:03Can I build a home center?
10:04I wrath it on it.
10:04We have to learn how to fight.
10:04Who am I?
10:07I'm help I feel into this system.
10:11Well, this is the first step.
10:11I'll be in this stage.
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