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Former Odisha hockey player languishing in poverty
Updated on Aug 08, 2021 11:01 AM IST
Like most tribal kids in Odisha’s Sundargarh district, Majhi took to hockey at the age of 11 when he joined the sports hostel at Panposh.
Debabrata Mohanty
With hockey bronze in Olympics, MP’s Vivek Sagar hopes to revive sport in state
Vivek’s brother Vidhyasagar, a software engineer, said, “Vivek wants to see hockey as popular as cricket in India and he is passionately working on it”
Published on Aug 05, 2021 04:59 PM IST
Shruti Tomar & Jitendra Verma
Festival at Surender’s home in Haryana after Olympic bronze in hockey
Relatives, neighbours and even politicians have been visiting the 28-year-old hockey player’s residence in Sector 8 in Kurukshetra in Haryana as soon as the team defeated Germany 5-4 to win Olympics bronze after 41 years
Updated on Aug 05, 2021 01:53 PM IST
‘Proud moment,’ says Sreejesh’s father on India men’s hockey bronze at Olympics
The 35-year-old goal keeper stood like a rock with many saves in the dying minutes of the bronze medal match which India won 5-4 against Germany -- a historic win after 41 years of medal drought in the sport
Updated on Aug 05, 2021 12:17 PM IST
Indian women hockey team needs to create and grab chances against Britain
After a 1-5 drubbing against world number one the Netherlands, the Indians players lifted their game by leaps and bounds to give third-ranked Germany a run for their money before losing 0-2 in their next Pool A match.
Updated on Jul 27, 2021 01:46 PM IST
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Varun, Simranjeet late inclusions in Indian men's Olympic side
Hockey India, which had originally named 16-member men's and women's squads for the upcoming Games, have now added two players each in both the teams.
Published on Jul 14, 2021 01:03 PM IST
PTI |
'Will leave no stones unturned in Tokyo': Women's hockey team's Navneet
Navneet Kaur said that playing in the Olympics has been a childhood dream and she will leave no stones unturned to make her experience wonderful at the Tokyo Olympics.
_(1)_(2)_(1)_1625899184650_1625899190097.JPG "Navneet Kaur (R)(HI)")
Published on Jul 10, 2021 12:13 PM IST
Keshav Datt: A life and career shaped by Partition
He played every minute of India’s gold medal campaigns in 1948 and 1952 Games and was good enough for a third Olympics
Updated on Jul 07, 2021 09:12 PM IST
Nikhilesh Bhattacharya, Siliguri
Olympic gold-winning hockey legend Keshav Datt passes away
The former centre halfback died around 12.30 am at his residence in Santoshpur, Kolkata. Datt was part of India's golden era in hockey.
Published on Jul 07, 2021 12:20 PM IST
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Focusing on speed, sharpness, skill, agility: India hockey team asst coach
India men's team assistant coach Shivendra Singh opened up on the team's preparations for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
Updated on Jul 05, 2021 12:35 PM IST
Indian men and women remain 4th and 10th in FIH rankings
The Indian men's and women's hockey teams remained unchanged at fourth and 10th spot respectively in the FIH rankings released on Wednesday.
Published on Jun 30, 2021 11:20 PM IST
PTI | , Lausanne
Dilpreet, Lalit and Indian hockey’s tale of second chances
One had to rein in his temper and the other regain his reputation--together they will spearhead India’ bid for medal after 41 years
Updated on Jun 29, 2021 08:49 PM IST
Avishek Roy and Sharad Deep
Lalit Upadhyay confident of Indian hockey’s podium finish at Tokyo Olympics
The forward wants to emulate his hero, the late hockey great Mohammed Shahid, by helping eight-time Olympic champions India win a medal after four decades
Published on Jun 28, 2021 07:19 PM IST
Sharad Deep, Lucknow
Lack of games not a worry for captain Manpreet and coach Reid ahead of Olympics
With India reeling with the disastrous Covid second wave, the remaining games for India men's hockey team against Spain, Germany, New Zealand were all canceled, thus leaving the team without any practice matches just before Tokyo 2020.
Updated on Jun 26, 2021 06:46 PM IST
Karan Prashant Saxena
'Prepared to play eight games': Marijne on India women's team fitness
With the recovery period associated with Covid, how are the Indian players' fitness levels at this point 30 days before Tokyo 2020? "We are good. Last week, we played four-five matches. The results were really good," said coach Sjoerd Marijne
Published on Jun 24, 2021 04:49 PM IST
Karan Prashant Saxena
Manpreet to lead Indian men's hockey team in Tokyo Olympics
Manpreet to lead Indian men's hockey team in Olympics; Birendra, Harmanpreet named vice-captains
_1617971016002_1624348116172.jpg "India hockey captain Manpreet Singh.(Hockey India)")
Published on Jun 22, 2021 01:18 PM IST
PTI | , New Delhi
Hockey India condoles demise of women's federation secretary Amrit Bose
Along with being the Indian Women's Hockey Federation Secretary, Amrit Bose also carried out tenures as an International Technical Official and President of the Delhi Women Hockey Association.
Updated on Jun 21, 2021 06:16 PM IST
PTI | , New Delhi
Rani Rampal named as India women's hockey team captain for Tokyo Olympics
Under Rani's Captaincy, the Indian team over the past four years have achieved significant results including winning the Asia Cup in 2017, Winning Silver at the Asian Games 2018, Silver at Asian Champions Trophy 2018 as well winning the FIH Series Final in 2019.
Published on Jun 21, 2021 05:38 PM IST
Ten debutants in Indian men's hockey squad for Tokyo Olympics
The experienced Olympic campaigners include goalkeeper Sreejesh, midfielder Manpreet, defenders Harmanpreet Singh, Rupinder Pal Singh and Surender Kumar and forward Mandeep Singh.
Published on Jun 18, 2021 12:29 PM IST
PTI | , Bengaluru
Hockey India announces women’s squad for Tokyo Olympics 2020
The 16-member squad strikes the perfect balance between continuity from the Rio Olympics 2016, and adopting a fresh approach for Tokyo.
Published on Jun 17, 2021 04:22 PM IST
Indian among top five contenders for medal at Tokyo Olympics: Oltmans
Ahead of the Olympics, Oltmans emphasized that mental toughness will be a deciding factor for any team to succeed in Tokyo.
Published on Jun 16, 2021 02:07 PM IST
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Tokyo Olympics: Rani and team to dedicate their performance to COVID warriors
In 2021, ahead of the Olympic Games 2020, the women's team has yet again taken up a challenge and this time they have vowed to dedicate their performance in Tokyo to the COVID warriors and frontline workers of India.
Published on Jun 15, 2021 04:02 PM IST
ANI | , Bengaluru
Want to pay tribute to COVID warriors by winning medal in Tokyo: Manpreet
Manpreet is determined to pay tribute to the country's frontline workers by finishing on the podium in the Tokyo Games to be held from July 23 to August 8.
_1617971016002_1623658918746.jpg "India hockey captain Manpreet Singh.(Hockey India)")
Published on Jun 14, 2021 01:52 PM IST
PTI | , Bengaluru
Navneet wants India women's hockey team to stay calm in Tokyo Olympics
Navneet Kaur added that the Indian team management is ensuring that all players are clear about their roles on the pitch as well.
_(1)_1623490749596_1623490757889.jpg "Navneet Kaur")
Published on Jun 12, 2021 03:12 PM IST
Indian hockey team preparing for Tokyo with Olympic simulation: Ramandeep
Ramandeep said they are assessing their bodies and testing their skills by replicating their side's Olympic schedule in training as they are targeting a winning start to seize early momentum.
Published on Jun 09, 2021 01:26 PM IST
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Indian women's hockey team already on Tokyo time
With less than 50 days to go for the Tokyo Games, there is a lot of excitement among the members of the Indian women's Olympic core probable group which currently training in a bio-secure environment at the SAI Centre.
Published on Jun 04, 2021 02:00 PM IST
PTI |
Oman preferred over India to host inaugural FIH Hockey5s World Cup
Matches will take place in Oman’s capital city Muscat, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) said in a statement.
Published on Jun 03, 2021 11:07 PM IST
PTI | , Lausanne
'Indian hockey team will bag a medal if Tokyo Olympics takes place': Walmiki
Yuvraj Walmiki is very optimistic about the chances of the Indian hockey team in the upcoming Olympics.
Published on Jun 03, 2021 07:26 PM IST
COVID-19: Hockey India's national technical official Rabbi Roshan passes away
He had last officiated in the recently concluded 1st Hockey India Sub Junior Women Academy National Championship 2021 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha from March 17 to 25.
Published on Jun 03, 2021 02:12 PM IST
ANI | , New Delhi
Debut at a dream event like Olympics will be a fairytale, says Manpreet
Manpreet Kaur expressed that her debut for the senior national team at a dream event like the Olympics will be a fairytale for her.
Published on Jun 02, 2021 03:03 PM IST
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