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FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers: With their sights set on clinching their maiden Olympic berth, the Italy women’s team reached Ranchi on Thursday morning for the highly awaited FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers 2024. The Italian team led by co-captains Federica Carta and Sara Puglisi will begin its campaign on January 13, 2024, against New Zealand, which will be the first meeting between the two teams in seven years.

Upon arriving in Ranchi, captain Sara Puglisi expressed excitement for the upcoming tournament and opened up on the team's preparations for the upcoming matches.

"We have had a few months of preparations together. We have worked a lot -- we have come here and we will finish our final steps of training this week and then we will start the tournament together. It is quite exciting," she said.