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Indian women's hockey team fails to qualify for Paris Olympics after loss to Japan in FIH Qualifiers

NEW DELHI: In a major heart-break, the Indian women's hockey team on Friday failed to qualify for the upcoming Paris Games after suffering 0-1 loss to Japan in FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Ranchi.

Kana Urata's sixth minute strike from the penalty corner turned out to be the winner for Japan as the wheels that were set in motion for the Indian women's team, following a momentous fourth-place finish at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, seemed to have come off after the utterly disappointing show in one of its hubs in recent years.

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