The Indian women's hockey team, which returned to the Olympic fold in Rio in 2016 after a gap of 36 years, take on the United States at Bhubaneswar on November 1 and 2 for a berth in next year's Tokyo Games

After their successful outing against Spain and Ireland, India starts the series as favourites

Indian athletes who displayed exceptional sporting feat during the past one year were honoured with DSJA Awards in Delhi.