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Poligras Magic Skill Award: India’s star forward Deepika described securing qualification for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles as a “proud moment” after the women’s hockey team ended a 44-year wait for a gold medal in the Asian Games with a 1-0 victory over China in the final at Kakamigahara in Japan on Friday.

Lalremsiami scored the only goal of the final in the 10th minute with a powerful reverse hit, while captain Savita Punia produced a crucial penalty-stroke save as India held off sustained Chinese pressure to reclaim the continental title for the first time since 1982.