Which of the following players were part of the Indian Women's Hockey team in Tokyo Olympics – 2020?

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Correct — D, All of the above. Sushila Chanu, Monika and Vandana Katariya were all members of the Indian women's hockey squad at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 (held in 2021) — the team that famously finished 4th, the best-ever Olympic result for Indian women's hockey, after beating three-time defending champions Australia in the quarter-final.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) True on its own — she was indeed on the squad — but incomplete, since Monika and Vandana Katariya were equally part of the team, making 'All of the above' the fuller correct answer.  (b) True on its own — she was on the squad too — but incomplete for the same reason; picking only one name misses the other genuine squad members.  (c) True on its own — she was on the squad — but incomplete, since Sushila Chanu and Monika were also part of the same team.

Concept: The Indian women's hockey team's run at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 (played in 2021 due to the COVID-19 postponement) is a landmark in Indian sport: the team finished 4th, its best-ever Olympic result, after upsetting three-time champions Australia 1-0 in the quarter-final. Vandana Katariya scored a hat-trick against South Africa in the pool stage — the first hat-trick by an Indian woman at the Olympics.

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