‘Our performance at the Tokyo Games is a huge confidence booster for us,’ Salima Tete

The
Indian
Women’s
Hockey
Team
Midfielder
Salima
Tete,
who
played
an
integral
role
in
India’s
brilliant
performance
at
the
Olympics,
expressed
that
even
though
the
Indian
Women’s
Team
couldn’t
finish
on
the
podium,
they
have
shown
signs
of
a
bright
future.

“Our
performance
in
Tokyo
is
slowly
starting
to
sink
in
now.
We
were
really
dejected
when
we
lost
to
Great
Britain
in
the
bronze
medal
match,
but
now
we
are
seeing
the
positives
from
the
tournament.
We
may
not
have
won
a
medal,
but
we
have
certainly
gained
a
lot
of
confidence
from
the
way
we
played
in
Tokyo
and
it’s
definitely
going
to
help
us
to
grow
as
a
team
and
produce
much
better
results
in
the
future,”
said
the
19-year-old.

Tete
added
that
she
feels
blessed
to
have
received
an
opportunity
to
play
in
an
Olympic
Games
at
a
very
young
age.

“The
Olympic
Games
is
the
biggest
tournament
for
any
sportsperson
and
I
feel
so
blessed
to
have
had
the
opportunity
of
performing
for
my
country
at
the
biggest
of
stages.
I
have
learned
a
lot
by
playing
in
high-pressure
situations
and
I
am
certainly
going
to
use
my
learnings
in
the
upcoming
competitions.
One
learns
a
lot
when
one
is
against
the
best
and
we
are
very
happy
with
the
way
we
gave
a
tough
fight
to
each
of
our
opponents
in
the
knock-out
stage
of
the
Tokyo
Games,”
said
the
midfielder.

When
asked
about
the
most
important
things
that
helped
India
perform
exceedingly
well
at
the
Olympics,
Tete
said,
“We
always
found
a
way
to
push
the
ball
forward
and
attack
our
opponents
in
the
Olympics.
We
created
many
goal-scoring
opportunities
and
ensured
that
we
utilized
our
Penalty
Corners
well.
And
also
we
gave
everything
we
had
on
the
pitch
and
never
gave
up,
no
matter
what
the
situation
was.
The
never-give-in
attitude
helped
us
to
stay
in
the
moment
and
keep
fighting
against
our
opponents
until
the
final
whistle
was
blown.”

Source:
HI
Media