Hockey World Cup: India hold Olympic silver medallists China to 2-2 draw
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Key context: India kicked off their Hockey World Cup journey with a challenging 2-2 draw against China. Navneet Kaur opened the scoring, putting India ahead early on. However, Zhang Ying equalised with a penalty stroke. Deepika regained the lead for India with a penalty corner in the second quarter, only for Ma Ning to score in the third and equalise again. This development from timesofindia.indiatimes.com highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
India kicked off their Hockey World Cup journey with a challenging 2-2 draw against China. Navneet Kaur opened the scoring, putting India ahead early on. However, Zhang Ying equalised with a penalty stroke. Deepika regained the lead for India with a penalty corner in the second quarter, only for Ma Ning to score in the third and equalise again.
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