Indian hockey
Hockey: India's Mumtaz Khan, Timothee Clement of France named FIH 'Rising Stars of the Year'
Mumtaz was the best performer for India in the Junior World Cup, scoring 8 times in 6 games. She finished in the third place on the list of top scorers in the World Cup, as India missed out on a bronze medal by a whisker finishing in the 4th place. She failed to score in just one game throughout the tournament, against Netherlands.
Former India captain Dilip Tirkey elected Hockey India president
One of the most capped former players --Dilip Tirkey played a record 412 international matches in his career spanning more than 15 years as defender --, the 44-year-old great from Odisha represented India at the 1996 Atlanta, 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
Focusing on situational awareness for better ball control: Hockey forward Navneet
Navneet said the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games was a historical campaign for her side as they clinched bronze after a 16-year drought. The 26-year-old, who was instrumental in the attack during the memorable campaign, added she is keen to see herself playing a bigger role in the squad moving forward.
Namita Toppo calls time on her career with Indian women's hockey team
The 27-year-old Namita was part of the Indian team that won a silver medal in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and the team that bagged a bronze medal in Incheon in 2014. Hockey India on Thursday congratulated her on an illustrious career with the Indian women's hockey team during which she also won the gold medal in the 2017 Asia Cup in Gifu, Japan and bronze in the 2014 edition in Kuala Lumpur.
Performing dual role of captain and hockey goalkeeper requires a different mindset: Savita
Speaking about the dual responsibilities, Savita said, "The position of goalkeeper is a different responsibility. As an experienced goalkeeper, I always train with the mind-set that I have to help the team. As a captain, your responsibility increases because you have to take care of your game and also manage the performance of your team." Savita led Indian in the debut season of the FIH Pro League 2021/22 where the team finished third.
We are very excited and looking forward to playing the World Cup at home: P.R. Sreejesh
Sharing his thoughts on the World Cup draw, the 34-year-old said, "It is an interesting pool. England, Spain and Wales all three are really good teams. Having played England and Wales at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games recently, I feel it will be a tough competition.
After devastating loss to Australia, hockey team to focus on finishing and coordination: Harmanpreet
The squad returned to training at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in Bengaluru ahead of the Pro League 2022/23 season, which is set to begin on October 28. The team will use the Pro League games to prepare for the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2023, and Harmanpreet stressed the importance of the games in preparation for the mega event being hosted by Odisha.
Injury before CWG hockey final against Australia devastated me: Midfielder Vivek Sagar Prasad
The national camp will commence on August 29 here and Prasad hoped the team's support staff will assess his recovery and plan the workload accordingly. The team had suffered a huge setback ahead of the CWG with the young player, who till then was the livewire in the midfield, was ruled out of the gold-medal match due to the knee injury. In Prasad's absence, Australia thrashed India 7-0 to clinch gold in Birmingham.
Playing hockey for India has given me everything and more that I could think of, says Salima Tete
On Episode 30 of Hockey Te Charcha, Salima Tete, who was part of the Bronze medal winning team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, looks back at her journey and more. Salima, who is now back in her home town in Simdega in Jharkhand after a very long season, explained that ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham the team was focused on ensuring they don't return without a success story to narrate.
1980 Olympics Gold medallist Zafar Iqbal declares Khelo India Women's Hockey League (U-16) open
The Phase 1 of the tournament, scheduled until August 23, started earlier in the morning. Also present during the opening ceremony were Ekta Vishnoi, Senior Director, Khelo India, Vineet Kumar, former Indian men's team hockey player, Asunta Lakra, former Indian women's team hockey player, Piyush Kumar Dubey, former coach of the Indian men's hockey team, amongst others.
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