Bhubaneswar: A miraculous strike from Rani Rampal in the 49th minute earned the Indian women's hockey team to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics here on Saturday. India beat USA 6-5 on aggregate despite losing 1-4 in the second leg of the FIH Qualifier.

How did her team cope with the stress of it all? "At the break, we told ourselves the match is 0-0 now and we have to win it in the next 30 minutes. We regrouped and played our hearts out. In the end, it was a sweet victory. We did it and that’s it," said Rani.