Indian Women’s Hockey Team wins FIH Hockey women’s national cup Spain 2022

India’s women’s hockey team clinched the inaugural FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup 2022 by defeating Spain in the final (1-0) held in Valencia, Spain.

The FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup 2022 was held from 11th to 17th December 2022 in Valencia, Spain. India and Spain had played in the FIH women’s Hockey Pro League 2021-22 season as replacement teams after pull-outs by Australia and New Zealand due to COVID-19-related issues.

By their win in the final, India became the first team to qualify for FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup 2022, which is scheduled to be played in Spain from 18th to 24th January 2022. India will thus become the first team ever to participate in two different editions of the same event.

The FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup 2022 will be held from the 18th to the 24th of January in Valencia, Spain. The tournament will feature 12 teams, which are divided into two groups of six each. India will be part of Group B along with Argentina, China, and Japan.

Hockey India (HI) on Sunday announced a cash award of Rs 2 lakh to each member of the Indian women’s hockey team that won the FIH Women’s Nations Cup 2022. The Indian women’s hockey team defeated hosts Spain by a solitary goal to clinch their maiden Women’s FIH Hockey Nations Cup title at the Las Rozas Hockey Stadium in Madrid on Sunday.

HI also announced a cash award of Rs 1 lakh to each support staff member of the Indian women’s hockey team. The Indian team defeated Spain by a solitary goal in the final of the Women’s FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2022. It was India’s first-ever win in a major international hockey tournament.

The Indian women’s team, who were unbeaten throughout the tournament, will now play their way into the Tokyo Olympics 2020. India ended the tournament with a perfect record of five wins in five matches.

The Indian team beat Chile (3-1), Japan (2-1), and South Africa (2-0) in the group stage before a thrilling 2-1 win over Ireland in the penalty shootout in the semifinal. This year, they finished fifth in both the Asian Games and World Cup 2019.

FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup 2022 Medal Winners:

Gold – India

Silver – Sain

Bronze – Japan