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  Hockey: Indian men clinch Asiad gold, Olympic berth
06 Oct 2023
 

Indian men hockey team won the gold medal at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, trouncing defending champions Japan 5-1 in the final today. The Men in Blue also confirmed their spot for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. This is fourth gold medal for India in mens field hockey at the Asian Games. India had previously won the gold medal in 1966, 1998 and 2014.

Hockey India announced a prize of Rs 5 lakh for each player of the Indian team and Rs 2.50 lakh each for the support staff. Odisha Government, the spornsors of the Indian hockey teams, also announced a cash award of Rs 5 lakh each for players and support staff of the victorious team.

Asserting complete supremacy in the entire tournament, India won all the seven matches they played and scored a total of 68 goals. Odisha defender Amit Rohidas was part of the 18-member Indian mens team, which was led by drag-flick ace Harmanpreet Singh. Olympian Rohidas scored a goal each in five matches.
 

INDIAN MEN TEAM: Abhishek, Gurjant Singh, Hardik Singh (Vice-captain), Harmanpreet Singh (captain), Jarmanpreet Singh, Mandeep Singh, Manpreet Singh, Sanjay, Shamsher Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, Sumit, Varun Kumar, PR Sreejesh (GK), Krishan Bahadur Pathak (GK), Vivek Sagar Prasad, Amit Rohidas, Nilakanta Sharma, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay.
Team Staff: Craig Arthur Fulton (Head Coach), Rhett Kennedy Halkett (Analytical Coach), Shivendra Singh (Coach), Alan Tan (Scientific Advisor), Murugesan Ranganathan (Physiotherapist), Artur Lucas, Ashok Chinnasamy (both Video Analyst), Arup Naskar (Masseur), Patrick Upton (Mental Trainer).

INDIA RESULTS:

24 Sept (Pool-A): India (Lalit Kumar Upadhyay 7-FG, 24-FG, 37-FG, 53-FG, Varun Kumar 12-FG, 36-PS, 50-PC, 52-PC, Abhishek 17-FG, Mandeep Singh 18-FG, 27-FG, 28-PC, Amit Rohidas 38-PC, Sukhjeet Singh 42-FG, Samsher Singh 43-FG, Sanjay 57-PC) beat Uzbekistan 16-0.
26 Sept (Pool-A): India (Mandeep Singh 12-FG, 30-FG, 51-FG, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay 16-FG, Gurjant Singh 22-FG, Vivek Sagar Prasad 23-FG, Harmanpreet Singh 24-PC, 39-PC, 40-PC, 42-PC, Manpreet Singh 37-PC, Samsher Singh 38-FG, Abhishek 51-FG, 52-FG, Varun Kumar 55-PC, 55-PC) beat Singapore (Zaki Bin Zulkarnain Muhammad 53-FG) 16-1.
28 Sept (Pool-A): India (Abhishek 13-FG, 48-FG, Mandeep Singh 24-FG, Amit Rohidas 34-PC) beat Japan (Genki Mitani 57-PC, Ryosel Kato 60-FG) 4-2.
30 Sept (Pool-A): India (Mandeep Singh 8-FG, Harmanpreet Singh 11-PS, 17-PC, 33-PS, 34-PC, Sumit 30-FG, Varun Kumar 41-FG, 54-PC, Shamsher Singh 46-FG, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay 48-FG) beat Pakistan (Muhammad Khan 38-PC, Abdul Rana 45-PC) 10-2.
2 October (Pool-A): India (Harmanpreet Singh 2-PC, 4-PC, 32-PC, Mandeep Singh 18-FG, 24-PC, 46-FG, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay 23-FG, Amit Rohidas 28-PC, Abhishek 41-FG, 57-FG, Nilakanta Sharma 47-FG, Gurjant Singh 56-FG) beat Bangladesh 12-0.
4 October (Semifinals): India (Hardik Singh 5-FG, Mandeep Singh 11-FG, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay 15-FG, Amit Rohidas 24-PC, Abhishek 54-FG) beat Korea (Manjae Jung 17-PC, 20-FG, 42-PC) 5-3.
6 October (Final): India (Manpreet Singh 25-FG, Harmanpreet Singh 32-PC, 59-PC, Amit Rohidas 36-PC, Abhishek 48-FG) beat Japan (Seren Tanaka 51-PC) 5-1.
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TOP: Odisha hockey Olympian Amit Rohidas poses with his Asian Games gold medal in Hangzhou, China on 6 October 2023.
RIGHT: Members of Indian men hockey team rejoice after winning the gold medal at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on 6 October 2023.
 


   
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