NEW DELHI, Jan. 5 -- Former India captain and veteran goalkeeper Savita Punia has set her sights on winning the gold in this year's Asian Games and securing direct qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics before hanging up her pads on a high. Savita said she isn't looking too far ahead to LA 2028 and is focussed on helping India qualify for the quadrennial mega-event through the Asian Games to be held in Aichi and Nagoya, Japan from September 19 till October 4.
"I have started feeling that I want to spend more time with my family. Everyone is going to retire at some point, whenever the day comes, I just want to leave on a good note. It doesn't matter if it's an Asian Games or the LA 2028 Olympics," Savita, a 2002 Commonwealth Games ...