S. Ranjana Chanu
S. Ranjana Chanu of Assam Rifles. Image credit - Twitter

S. Ranjana Chanu of Assam Rifles, who participated in the first round of the AFC Womenโ€™s Olympics Qualifying Tournament in Myanmar, has now been selected for the second round of the Womenโ€™s Olympics Football 2020 to be held in Japan.

Informing this, the Assam Rifles on its official Twitter handle on Wednesday stated: โ€œS. Ranjana Chanu of Assam Rifles participated in the AFC Womenโ€™s Olympics Qualifying Tournament (1st Round) in Myanmar & she is further selected for participation in Womenโ€™s Olympics Football 2020 (2nd Round) in Japan.โ€

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It may be mentioned that the Indian womenโ€™s football team, which also includes Assam Riflesโ€™ S. Ranjana Chanu, qualified for the Olympic Qualifiers second round on November 13, 2018 for the first time, despite going down to hosts Myanmar 1-2 in a hard-fought clash at Yangon.

It was reported that the Indian womenโ€™s team advanced to the second round after finishing second in Group C with 4 points from 3 matches.

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The second round of the Olympic Qualifiers will be played in April next year in Japan.

The Indian womenโ€™s team went into the match with the same starting lineup from their 7-1 win against Bangladesh.