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  Hockey: Indian men win Olympic Test Event in style
21 Aug 2019 BHUBANESWAR
 

Indian mens hockey team emerged champions in the Olympic Test Event, trouncing New Zealand 5-0 in the lop-sided final match at Oi Hockey Stadium in Tokyo today. With this win, India avenged their 1-2 defeat they suffered against the Kiwis earlier at the league stage.

India earlier won two out of their three league matches to qualify for the final. Led by Harmanpreet Singh, India started their campaign with a thumping 6-0 win over Malaysia. Though they lost to New Zealand in the next match, Indians bounced back into the title race with a 6-3 win over hosts Japan in the last league match.
 

The 18-member Indian team featured two young players from Odisha _ Nilam Sanjeep Xess and Ashis Topno. Mid-fielder Topno made his senior international debut in the opening match against Malaysia. Defender Xess shone in the match against Japan, converting a penalty corner.

INDIAN MENS TEAM: Krishan Bahadur Pathak, Gurinder Singh, Harmanpreet Singh (Captain), Kothajit Singh Khadangbam, Hardik Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Jaskaran Singh, Mandeep Singh (Vice-captain), Gursahibjit Singh, Nilam Sanjeep Xess, Jarmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar, Ashis Topno, SV Sunil, Gurjant Singh, Shamsher Singh, Suraj Karkera. Chief Coach: Graham Reid.

RESULTS:
August 17: India (Gurinder Singh 8-PC, Gursahibjit Singh 18-FG, 56-FG, Mandeep Singh 33-FG, 46-FG, SV Sunil 60-FG) beat Malaysia 6-0.
August 18: India (Harmanpreet Singh 2-PC) lost to New Zealand (Jacob Smith 47-FG, Sam Lane 60-FG) 1-2.
August 20: India (Nilakanta Sharma 3-FG, Nilam Sanjeep Xess 7-PC, Mandeep Singh 9-FG, 29-FG, 30-FG, Gurjant Singh 41-FG) beat Japan (Kentaro Fukuda 25-FG, Kenta Tanaka 36-FG, Kazuma Murata 52-FG) 6-3.
August 21 (Final): India (Harmanpreet Singh 7-PC, Shamsher Singh 18-PC, Nilakanta Sharma 22-FG, Gursahibjit Singh 26-FG, Mandeep Singh 27-PC) beat New Zealand 5-0.
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TOP: Players Indian mens team pose after being selected for the Olympic Test Event.
RIGHT: Odisha mid-fielder Ashis Kumar Topno in action on his Senior India debut match against Malaysia at the Olympic Test Event in Tokyo on 17 August 2019.
 
   
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