India thump Russia to book 2020 Tokyo Olympics tickets

Eight-time champions India qualified for next year's Tokyo Olympics after mauling Russia 7-1 (11-3 on aggregate) in the 2nd game of the two-legged FIH Qualifiers on Saturday. The men's team booked their Tokyo tickets after the women beat USA 6-5 on aggregate to qualify for the sporting extravaganza. The Indian men, ranked 5th in the world, had earlier defeated Russia 4-2 in the first-leg on Friday.

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