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Covid-19: Indian women's hockey team forced to pull out of Asian Champions Trophy

Reported by:  PTC News Desk  Edited by:  Jasleen Kaur -- December 09th 2021 09:31 PM
Covid-19: Indian women's hockey team forced to pull out of Asian Champions Trophy

Covid-19: Indian women's hockey team forced to pull out of Asian Champions Trophy

Donghae (South Korea): The Indian women’s hockey team was on Thursday forced out of the ongoing Asian Champions Trophy after one of its player tested positive for Covid-19. Earlier, Malaysia was also compelled to withdraw after being hit by the dreaded virus here. A day after the cancellation of its matches against defending champions Korea and China respectively, an Asian Hockey Federation source said the Indian team was no longer competing in the event. The identity of the player who has tested positive has not been revealed. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="355"]Indian women's hockey team's ACT campaign ends due to COVID case in squad -  Sportstar One of Indian team players has tested positive for Covid-19.[/caption] Also read | Farmers call off 15-month-long protest, to start vacating Delhi borders “Last edition’s runner-up India are out of the tournament due to a positive case in the squad. India will no longer participate any further in the tournament,” source in the AHF said. While India were scheduled to take on hosts Korea on Wednesday, they were slated to meet China on Thursday. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="275"]COVID Hits Women ACT: Indian Hockey Player Tests Positive, Match Against  Korea Cancelled | Sports News Indiacom Team was scheduled to take on hosts Korea on Wednesday, they were slated to meet China on Thursday.[/caption] Also read | Know the gallant officers who were killed in Tamil Nadu IAF chopper crash Malaysia was eventually forced out after one of its players, Nurul Faezah Shafiqah Khalim, tested positive for Covid-19 upon arrival. The Women’s Asian Champions Trophy was scheduled for 2020, but was postponed multiple times because of the Covid-19 pandemic. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1080"]COVID hits women's ACT: Indian hockey player tests positive, match against  Korea cancelled | Asian Champions Trophy news| india vs korea hockey match|  hockey match cancelled The Women’s Asian Champions Trophy was scheduled for 2020, but was postponed multiple times because of the Covid-19 pandemic. [/caption] -PTC News with agency inputs


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