India beat China to win women’s hockey Asia Cup

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India won their biggest title in recent years as they completed a historic win over China in the women's Hockey Asia Cup on Sunday. Playing the final for the first time since 2009, India managed to hold off China 5-4 in shootout in the final.

India had defeated defending champions Japan 4-2 in the semi-final to make the final. The team had also beaten China 4-1 in the group stages.

Navjot Kaur had given India the lead in the second quarter through a field goal in the 25th minute before Tiantain Luo equalisied in the 47th minute.

The match went to shootouts where India scored every goal while China missed one. The score was 1-1 after regular time and 5-4 in the shootout.

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