With this victory, Nikhat also officially sealed her place in India's Paris Olympics contingent.
The women's hockey team from India climbed to the top of Pool A with the victory. For each Pool, the top two teams will advance to the semi-finals.
The promising athletes who were denied entry into China, today reached Itanagar from New Delhi and shared their thoughts with Northeast Live
India's men's hockey team, third in the FIH Rankings, came into the Hangzhou Games on the back of their Asian Champions Trophy triumph last month
Ahead of the opening ceremony of the multi-sport event, Lovlina said that she felt honoured to lead the Indian side during the opening ceremony
Chinese Taipei increased its offensive intensity after equalising. Hsin Hui Lin came close to putting them ahead, but Shreya Hooda made a great stop at the near post.
With the win, India put their campaign and their fate for qualification firmly back into their own hands, with a final game against Myanmar to be played on September 24.
This time India is sending its biggest contingent so far, it comprises of 655 athletes
The men's and women's rowing teams will also look to build on their excellent performance in the Repechage round in a bid to qualify for the finals.
India will take on South Korea in their next match on Wednesday to confirm their further progress in the tournament