A confident India, led by Rani Rampal, will look to finish at the top and make it to the qualification round for the Tokyo Olympics when they open their campaign against Uruguay in a pool A match of the FIH Women's Series Finals here Saturday.
Ranked No.9 in the World, the Indian women's team will face Poland and Fiji in the subsequent matches in the tournament.
Teams that finish at the top two in the tournament will make it to the Olympics qualifier to be held later this year.
"Our only mission this year is to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the athletes are prepared for this challenge," said chief coach Sjoerd Marijne on the eve of their opening match.
"We are a better experienced team now and the athletes know the importance of this tournament in which the winning team will be rewarded with 500 ranking points and that gives home advantage for the next round of qualification."
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