India's historic Asia Cup bronze in women's ice hockey immortalised in 'Sound of Courage'

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The film Sound of Courage by Pocket FM captures the grit and determination of the Indian women's ice hockey team as they societal hurdles, lack of resources, and oppressive climate en route to winning bronze at the 2025 IIHF Women's Asia Cup in Al-Ain, UAE.
Team India had finished third at the 2025 IIHF Women's Asia Cup in Al-Ain, UAE. Image credit: X/@WeAreTeamIndia
The Indian women's ice hockey team's historic bronze at the Asia Cup has been immortalised in the film Sound of Courage, which chronicles the societal hurdles, lack of resources, and oppressive climate that the girls had to defy to stand on the podium.
Team India finished third at the 2025 IIHF Women's Asia Cup in Al-Ain, UAE behind Philippines and Iran, breaking barriers in a sport traditionally seen as a male bastion through grit and resilience.
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Players like Diskit C Angmo began by watching her brother play.
'I didn't know girls could even play hockey,' she recalled.
That simple curiosity led to a revolution, one that saw young women from Ladakh challenge deep-rooted societal norms.
Team captain Tsewang Chuskit remembers being questioned for playing a 'boy's sport'.
'Some uncles in the audience asked, 'What are you doing playing with the boys? This isn't a girl's game.'' But instead of deterring her, it fuelled her determination.
'It became more important to prove the world wrong than to prove myself right,' said Chuskit.
The resistance wasn't limited to spectators.
Assistant coach Ali Amir added, 'They said, 'you're a girl, what will you play? You'll get married, you'll go to someone else's house.'' And yet, those same girls stood tall on the global stage to make the country proud.
Their story has now found a wider audience through the film 'Sound of Courage', which captures their grit, passion, and unbreakable spirit. Pocket FM is behind the film.
With PTI inputs