Symphony of Silence: End of Olympic Dream for Indian Women's Hockey Team

As goalkeeper and captain Savita Punia trudged back after the final hooter, the packed Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Stadium in Ranchi watched in silence the anticlimax of the Indian women's hockey team's hope of qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympics on Friday.

It was the shattering of dreams that sounded like - deafening silence. Japan ended the Olympic dreams of the Indian women's hockey team by beating the hosts 1-0 in the third-place playoff of the Olympic Qualifiers.

From a fourth-place finish in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 to not qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Indian team's journey has been pleasing.

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