Every Olympic success is a great opportunity to build heritage. But in case Indian hockeythe screenplay was written differently from the 1980 Moscow Games. The Indian Olympic heritage in hockey in an incomparable feat has expanded to eight gold medals. But it is also one that has been gathering dust over the decades and is … Read more
Image source: GETTY IMAGES Vivek Sagar Prasad will be captain of the upcoming World Hockey Championship for men. Hockey India on Thursday appointed an 18-member Indian junior hockey team to defend the title at the long-awaited FIH Odisha Hockey Junior World Championships for Men Bhubaneswar 2021. The event, which is set to begin on November … Read more
There were big smiles in the photo that the Dutch national team member clicked when they arrived at Bhubaneshwar Airport. It could also be said that the Dutch brought great joy to the Indian hockey team upon arrival. Still, it’s not often to host and compete against the world’s No. 1 team. But for the … Read more
November 26, 2021 Jonathan SelvarajESPN Four months after its first Olympic medal in 41 years, the Indian men’s hockey team returns to the field for the Asian Champions Trophy next month. Yet less than half of the history-making team will be on the field in Dhaka. Why? Well, with a view to the Paris Olympics, … Read more
The leader of the Commonwealth Games Association (CGF) has indicated that India’s decision to withdraw its men’s and women’s hockey teams from the next edition in Birmingham could likely be linked to the cancellation of the archery and shooting competitions to be held in Chandigarh in early 2022. Louise Martin, president of CGF, said she … Read more
Per IANS MUMBAI: Indian hockey has been in despair for four decades as teams from the Olympics return empty-handed. The tide turned this week at the Tokyo Olympics. On Thursday, Manpreet Singh’s team beat Germany 5-4 in the playoffs and won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics – their first medal in 41 years. … Read more
NEW DELHI: Double Olympic gold medalist hockey legend Keshav Datt he passed away on Wednesday due to age-related illnesses, ending a glorious era in the sport. Datt was 95 years old, leaving behind a wife, two sons and a daughter, all of whom settled abroad. The former center-back passed away at around 12.30pm at his … Read more
November 26, 2021 Jonathan SelvarajESPN Four months after its first Olympic medal in 41 years, the Indian men’s hockey team returns to the field for the Asian Champions Trophy next month. Yet less than half of the history-making team will be on the field in Dhaka. Why? Well, with a view to the Paris Olympics, … Read more
Express News Service THOOOTHUKUDI: In what is desperately needed to boost the growing popularity of hockey in Tamil Nadu, two players from the state have been selected into the 20-member national men’s senior team to compete in the Asian Cup in Indonesia between May 23 and June 1. The selections of S Mareeswaran (21) from … Read more
ANI | Updated: April 25, 2022. 13:08 IST bengaluru (karnataka) [India]April 25 (ANI): The main likely groups of Indian hockey teams – seniors, seniors, junior women, Indian ‘A’ men and Indian ‘A’ women – have returned to the national coaching camp at the SAI Center in Bengaluru.While the Indian women’s hockey team continued its camp … Read more