Lagatar24 Desk
Donghae, Dec 8: The Indian women’s hockey team’s Asian Champions Trophy clash against South Korea was cancelled after a member tested positive for Covid-19.
“The Asian Hockey Federation regrets to inform that a positive Covid test result has been received from yesterday’s routine testing for a member of Team India. Today’s match at 15:00 between Korea and India is therefore not taking place. Further information will be provided soon,” said the The Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) on Twitter.
The Asian Hockey Federation regrets to inform that a positive Covid test result has been received from yesterday's routine testing for a member of Team India.
Today's match at 15:00 between Korea and India is therefore not taking place. Further information will be provided soon. pic.twitter.com/SKyPTz1LN0
— Asian Hockey Federation (@asia_hockey) December 8, 2021
Notably, the Indian women’s team playing their first ever tournament after finishing an impressive fourth and missing out on a medal by a whisker at the Tokyo Olympics. Their match on the following day against Malaysia did not take place due to COVID-19 related issues in the Malaysian team. According to sources, just like Malaysia, the Indian contingent is likely to undergo quarantine after the positive result.
At present, Hockey India is keeping complete privacy on who got infected, the name of the team member is yet to be disclose.
Notably, the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy was originally scheduled for 2020 but was postponed multiple times because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
