It will help assess the preparedness levels, says skipper Rani RampalIndian hockey will hit the restart button and begin the Olympic preparations when the women’s team travels to Argentina next week for its first tour in nearly a year. The team will compete in eight matches against the host, starting from January 17. “We have a little over 200 days before we arrive in Tokyo for the Olympic Games in July 2021 and it was very important to play matches against a strong team like Argentina,” team captain Rani said in a release issued by Hockey India. This tour will give us information for the next step to be made in our preparations for the Tokyo Olympic Games,” said chief coach Sjoerd Marijne. There is no requirement of quarantine upon arrival in Argentina but the Indian team will still be following all safety and health measures as advised by their respective governments.

Source: The Hindu December 30, 2020 16:49 UTC