Agonisingly falling quick on the Tokyo Olympics 2021, India hockey captain Savita Punia is trying to fulfill the nation’s dream of an Olympic medal within the upcoming Paris Video games. Punia can be main India’s problem within the upcoming Asian Video games, which function the qualification for the Olympics. The group is positioned in Pool A of the Asian match, which can be held in Hangzhou, China.
India went all the way down to England within the Bronze-medal match by 3-4 however shocked many individuals with their terrific marketing campaign in Tokyo. Punia acknowledged that the expectations could be excessive this time. “Expectations are excessive this time after our efficiency in Tokyo. We are going to go away no stone unturned to satisfy the dream of an Olympic medal,” Punia mentioned in an Interview with PTI.
Punia’s long-distance relationship together with her husband
The Indian goal-saver bought married in early April however needed to be part of the nationwide camp days after tying the knot. “I bought married on April 5 however joined the nationwide camp 5 days after my marriage. I’ve hardly every week with my new household since then. Skipped the honeymoon and now it (honeymoon) will occur solely after subsequent yr’s Olympics solely,” she added.
The 33-year-old lives a really disciplined life by way of each day routine and hardly will get any time to speak to her life companion. “I rise up early within the morning as we have now observe classes. My husband is in Canada so time zones are totally different. Generally I’ve many issues to share with him however I’ve determined to change my cellphone off by 10.30 pm. I inform him to cease me if I carry on speaking past that,” she mentioned.
Punia’s mother-in-law was additionally a sportsperson. The Indian captain added that her mother-in-law is supportive. “My mother-in-law may be very supportive and says marriage mustn’t have an effect on my dream to win an Olympic medal for the nation. She was a gifted athlete herself and understood me very properly. I’m very fortunate to have a supportive and understanding household,” she mentioned
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