The Indian women’s hockey team defeated Australia to enter the semi-finals in Tokyo.
India will now face Argentina in the semi-finals to be played on Wednesday as the South Americans have cleared the quarter-finals for the first time since 2012 after a 3-0 win over Germany.
India got its lead through Gurjit Kaur in the second quarter as it showcased immense defensive might to keep the Australian women at bay.
In fact it was Gurjit Kaur’s goal and goalkeeper Savita Punia’s heroics which helped India to stun Australia 1-0 to reach their first-ever Olympics semi-finals.
Gurjit Kaur scored India’s winning goal off a first-half penalty corner that made its way past Australia goalie Rachael Lynch, who had kept a clean sheet in the previous four matches.