# India vs China ends 2-2 at Women’s Hockey World Cup

2026-08-16T12:31:48+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 3 independent outlets (4 source reports)

India were held to a 2-2 draw by China in their Women's Hockey World Cup 2026 Pool D match in Amstelveen on Sunday, as reported by NDTV. Hindustan Times reported that India took a 2-1 lead into halftime through goals from Navneet and Deepika. Sportstar reported that China equalised in the third quarter via a drag-flick from Ma Ning, resulting in the final score of 2-2.

## Coverage

- hindustantimes.com <https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/hockey/ind-vs-china-live-hockey-score-india-women-vs-china-women-hockey-world-cup-2026-today-16-august-latest-score-101786874671407.html>
- sportstar.thehindu.com <https://sportstar.thehindu.com/hockey/india-vs-china-live-score-highlights-womens-hockey-world-cup-2026-match-today/article71352430.ece>
- sports.ndtv.com <https://sports.ndtv.com/fih-hockey-world-cup-2026/india-vs-china-women-live-updates-fih-hockey-world-cup-2026-score-result-team-news-match-report-11917073>
- sports.ndtv.com (2) <https://sports.ndtv.com/hockey/india-vs-china-women-live-updates-fih-hockey-world-cup-2026-score-result-team-news-match-report-11917073#publisher=newsstand>

This story was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 4 sources. Last updated 2026-08-16T13:56:18+00:00.

Tags: China women's hockey, FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup, India women's hockey, Savita
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