January 27, 2022, India mourns the death of hockey legend, Charanjit Singh, who captained the national team at the gold-winning Tokyo Olympics in 1964. Singh was a native of Una, Himachal Pradesh, where he took his last breaths before losing battle to cardiac arrest that followed prolonged age-related illness. He was to turn a year…
Smelling a difficult competition at the Asian Games this year, Manpreet Singh, Indian men’s hockey team captain, says the FIH Pro League will be an ideal platform to try out new associations for the big-ticket contest in Hangzhou. To your recollection, Manpreet had led the men’s team to the Olympic Bronze after a desperate wait…
It was March 25, 1927, when Leslie Claudius was born in Bilaspur. An affectionate footballer, Leslie had imagined the least to become one of the legendary hockey names in India. He and noted player Udham Singh are the only two Indian players to win four Olympic medals in field hockey. The legend has helped India…
Indian Hockey players Rupinder Pal Singh and Birendra Lakra were astonished when Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended appreciation for their contribution to the sport. Both have promised to give back to the game seeing PM’s fondness for sports. “Overwhelmed to receive this letter from our Hon’ble PM @narendramodi ji. His constant support to athletes has…
The women’s hockey team may have not won a medal this time but their stunning performance has moved every countrymen’s heart and they gathered praises from all around the world. With no doubt in mind, their triumph is much bigger than a medal! While remembering the match day, goalkeeper Savita said, “Now that I have…
The Indian men’s hockey team midfielder Vivek Sagar Prasad is being nominated for the FIH Rising Star of the Year Award. He is among the six players suggested for the accolade, as per the release issued by Hockey India. Vivek was part of the national team that claimed Bronze at the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics….
In an adventurous match, Belgium beat India 5-2, shattering all the hopes of team blue to reach the finals in the Olympics. Although hopes were high to win against the world no. 2 champions on the battlefield and fighting for gold being the next. The aim, however, couldn’t be achieved but appreciations were all over…
Needless to say, Tokyo Olympics is fortunate for India. With the commencement of the most awaited games, India claimed victory against Great Britain and booked a slot straight to the semis after a wait of 41 years. Now the team will take on Belgium on August 3. The match is going to be a heated…