chandigarh going to the olympics is the ultimate dream of every player indian dragflicker gurjit kaur was due to go to her first great games before the outbreak of novel coronavirus forced the international olympic committee ioc to postpone the event until 2021it delaying of the games is a bit disappointing but it gives the team more time to prepare i take it as a blessing in disguise gurjit told toi on telephone from the preparation camp in bengaluru her inside report there is no panic or fear absolutely in the camp the team maintains social distancing takes all safety precautions and stays motivated as a unither journey into the sport wasnt easy her father satnam singh would motorcycle for 150 kilometres every second day to carry her to the hockey practice ground the academy was in kairon village of tarn taran district while her village miadi kalan was in amritsar district yet she never missed a day of training gurjit started off as a pure defender remained in and out of the team for three years after making her debut in 2014 she mastered the art of dragflick because the team needed a penalty corner specialisttaught by necessitygurjit kaur said i was never a natural dragflicker i didnt know much about the trick when i first got selected for the senior team but i tried to gain knowledge about it because it was the teams requirement thanks to gurjit the deadly weapon of dragflick limited to only mens hockey until then came into womens hockey as well gurjit helped india seal a berth for the olympic qualifiers for the 2020 tokyo olympics she is among the five indian hockey women ever to find the back of the net 10 times or more in a single international tournamentasked how she was able to achieve it she said i watched the videos of all the penaltycorner specialists of the world and tried to copy their technique in training it worked out pretty well for me but i need to perfect it still the 24yearold wants to work on her speed and consistency her goal be more mature and score at a consistent levelsave scoreon what gives her more pleasure scoring a goal or saving one the defender replied its a special feeling when the entire team looks up to you after earning a penalty corner a dragflicker knows that if she scores a goal it takes pressure off the team i am a defender first and my priority is to save goals but to be honest scoring a goal gives me the ultimate thrill it is team effort not individual play which is behind our success somebody must first earn you that penalty cornergreat forwardshockey is a tough physical team sport and earning a penalty corner in a game is not easy gurjit said the team was lucky to have exceptional forwards such as rani rampal vandana kataria and lalremsiami to provide her with the goalscoring opportunity before the emergence of