1998 Asian Games Silver was turning point for Indian Women's Hockey: Pritam Siwach

New Delhi, May 8 -- As Hockey India celebrates 100 years of the sport, former India Women's Hockey Team Captain Pritam Siwach reflected on the remarkable journey of Indian Women's Hockey Team and credited the 1998 Asian Games silver medal as a major turning point.

"We knew that for many of us, the 1998 Asian Games would be our last major event and that we would retire after that. We hadn't won a medal in 13 years and didn't want to retire without one. So, for two years leading up to the Asian Games, we focused on every little detail to ensure we returned with a medal," Pritam recalled.

She went on to say, "As soon as we won that silver, we knew it was the turning point for women's hockey in India. The graph has only gone upward since the...