TNI Bureau:  The Indian Women, ranked 9th in the World, scripted history today, as they stormed into the Semifinals of Olympics Hockey for the first time. They defeated World No. 2 Australia 1-0 in the Quarterfinals – the biggest upset in Hockey at Tokyo Olympics.

Gurjit Kaur scored the lone goal of the match, which sealed its fate. Australia kept attacking till the last moment and earned 9 penalty corners, but Indian defence stood rock solid to deny them any chance to equalise.

Indian Women had begun their Tokyo Olympics campaign on a disastrous note by losing their first 3 matches (1-5 vs Netherlands, 0-2 vs Germany and 1-4 vs Great Britain). They bounced back in the remaining two matches by winning 1-0 against Ireland and 4-3 vs South Africa).

The Men’s Team had made it to the Semifinals after a long gap of 40 years, raising medal hopes after 41 years.