India won their third Women’s Asian Champions Trophy title after Deepika’s goal gave them a 1-0 win in the final against China at Rajgir, Bihar on Wednesday evening.
Young striker and one of the fine player Deepika turned out to be the star once again with a fine reverse hit goal as India retained their women’s Asian Champions Trophy title after edging past Olympic silver medallist China 1-0 in a pulsating final here Wednesday.
Deepika scored the winner for India from a penalty corner in the 31st minute to finish as the tournament’s highest goal getter with 11 strikes.
India had earlier stunned China 3-0 in the league stages of the tournament. It was India’s third ACT title after winning the top honours in 2016 and 2023.
The Indian team is now the most successful side in the tournament’s history along side South Korea with three titles each. China, on the other hand, will have to settle for their third runner-up finish.
India joined South Korea as three-time winners of this competition after a blemish-less run throughout this tournament, in which they kept six clean sheets in seven games. As most India games have been throughout this tournament, this was once again decided be Deepika, who scored her 11th goal in seven games.
Deepika scored the decisive goal in the intense third quarter
India’s defense thwarted China’s relentless attempts to equalise late
India celebrated their third Asian Champions Trophy triumph
The India Women’s Hockey Team clinched their third Asian Champions Trophy title with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over a determined China at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium in Bihar. Deepika emerged as the hero, scoring the sole decisive goal in the third quarter, securing back-to-back Asian Champion’s Trophy titles for India and that too, on home soil. The final was a tightly contested affair, with both sides displaying equal tenacity and skill throughout.
