News18 Afternoon Digest: Meet India's 5 Heroes in Olympics Who Ended 41 Years Wait, What Next for Prashant Kishor & Other Top Stories
3 years, 4 months ago

News18 Afternoon Digest: Meet India's 5 Heroes in Olympics Who Ended 41 Years Wait, What Next for Prashant Kishor & Other Top Stories

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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Meet the 5 Heroes of India Who Ended 41 Years Wait Ending the 41-year long wait, the men’s Indian hockey team clinched bronze at the Tokyo Olympics by defeating Germany 5-4 in an enthralling contest. Kerala Reports Highest Covid Deaths Per Million Per Week in India, Maharashtra Follows Around 50% of the total daily deaths due to COVID-19 in the country belong to Kerala. What Next as Poll Strategist Takes a ‘Break’ In a move that is likely to increase the headache of Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh — fresh out of a battle with state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu — his principal adviser and election strategist Prashant Kishor quit on Thursday, just ahead of the 2022 assembly elections. False Allegation of Impotency Valid Ground for Divorce, Supreme Court Upholds Delhi HC’s Decision The Supreme Court upheld a Delhi high court order that making baseless and false allegations against one’s spouse regarding impotency of life partner amounts to cruelty and divorce can be granted on that ground.

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Manu Bhaker's legacy to Neeraj Chopra's second medal: All records India scripted at Paris Olympics 2024
4 months, 1 week ago

Manu Bhaker's legacy to Neeraj Chopra's second medal: All records India scripted at Paris Olympics 2024

Hindustan Times  

India’s journey at the Paris 2024 Olympics was bitter-sweet. Here is a list of all the records the Indian contingent set at the Paris 2024 Olympics: Manu Bhaker’s legacy In shooting, Manu Bhaker made history by becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic shooting medal, securing a bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol event. Her journey didn’t …

Indian men’s hockey team returns to heroes’ welcome from Paris 2024 Olympics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian men’s hockey team returns to heroes’ welcome from Paris 2024 Olympics

The Hindu  

The Indian men’s hockey team made a triumphant return from the Paris 2024 Olympics, bringing home a bronze medal and setting new records. Captain Harmanpreet Singh said, “It is very heart-warming to see Indian fans come out to receive and congratulate us for the bronze medal. The team left no stone unturned to prepare for the Olympics and to see …

India wraps up Paris Olympics 2024 campaign without gold; check India's mixed performance
4 months, 2 weeks ago

India wraps up Paris Olympics 2024 campaign without gold; check India's mixed performance

India TV News  

India's campaign at the Paris Olympics 2024 concluded after wrestler Reetika Hooda's elimination on Saturday, August 10. India failed to win gold in a major blow to its standing in the medal table but wrapped up an eventful campaign with one silver and five bronze medals. The 22-year-old shooter Manu Bhaker contributed to India's two medals while the Tokyo gold …

Kareena Kapoor, Samantha, Sunny Deol congratulate ‘absolutely brilliant’ India's Men's hockey team on Olympics win
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kareena Kapoor, Samantha, Sunny Deol congratulate ‘absolutely brilliant’ India's Men's hockey team on Olympics win

Hindustan Times  

Bollywood celebrities cheered as India's Men's hockey team clinched a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Deepika Padukone, Kareena Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Vicky Kaushal, and Sunny Deol took to their social media platforms to celebrate the achievement, expressing their admiration and support for the team's incredible performance. Kareena Kapoor and Samantha Ruth Prabhu shared posts about …

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13: Catch all the action from the Summer Games through these images
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13: Catch all the action from the Summer Games through these images

Hindustan Times  

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 13: Catch all the action from the Summer Games through these images Neeraj Chopra won silver as an Olympic record throw from Arshad Nadeem kept him away from a 2nd gold, while. Neeraj Chopra won silver as an Olympic record throw from Arshad Nadeem kept him away from a 2nd gold, while the Indian hockey team …

Indian men's hockey team ends 52-year-long wait with Paris Olympics bronze medal
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian men's hockey team ends 52-year-long wait with Paris Olympics bronze medal

Hindustan Times  

The Indian hockey team has achieved a remarkable feat that has taken over five decades to replicate. With a 2-1 victory against Spain in the Paris 2024 Olympics, India not only secured the bronze medal in men's hockey but also achieved back-to-back Olympic podium finishes for the first time since 1972. Over fifty years ago, India clinched consecutive bronze medals, …

India’s wait for hockey gold continues with loss to Germany but hopes for Olympics bronze alive
4 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s wait for hockey gold continues with loss to Germany but hopes for Olympics bronze alive

Hindustan Times  

Indian men's hockey team's dream of ending a 44-year-old wait to enter an Olympic final remained unfulfilled after a 2-3 defeat to Germany in the semi-finals at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Tuesday. Three years later, the same opposition inflicted a painful defeat against Harmanpreet Singh's Indian men's hockey team to book a spot in the final against the Netherlands …

Took me a long time to get over Tokyo, feels surreal right now: Manu Bhaker
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Took me a long time to get over Tokyo, feels surreal right now: Manu Bhaker

The Hindu  

Manu Bhaker doesn't like to settle for second best, let alone third. Unwavering in her determination, which complements her incredible skills, the 22-year-old Bhaker became the first Indian woman shooter to claim an Olympic medal by snaring a bronze in the 10m air pistol event here. Maybe I can get better in the next.” Mental toughness is one area where …

Are India ready to spring a surprise?
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Are India ready to spring a surprise?

Hindustan Times  

Paris: Failing to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games was a watershed moment for the India men’s hockey team. In India’s case that could help cast aside recent indifferent performances provided the team executes plans or moves coach Craig Fulton introduces for the Games. The Olympic preliminary pool draw allows India to find their feet against lower-ranked opponents New Zealand …

Looking back at PR Sreejesh's three Olympics ahead of his last
5 months ago

Looking back at PR Sreejesh's three Olympics ahead of his last

Hindustan Times  

PR Sreejesh's career around the time that the Indian men's hockey team, and indeed the sport of hockey itself in the country, had seemingly met its demise. Sreejesh emerged as one of the leading figures in the Indian dressing room after the disappointing London Olympics Sreejesh was with the Indian team throughout that journey. They had qualified after winning theif …

Sreejesh: I wanted to play Paris Olympics 2024, otherwise could have ended my career three years ago
5 months ago

Sreejesh: I wanted to play Paris Olympics 2024, otherwise could have ended my career three years ago

The Hindu  

In Bengaluru, a wall in the modest lobby of the Sports Authority of India hostel, which houses the Indian hockey team, is adorned with a picture of a smiling P.R. It’s a privilege to compete at the 1924 Paris Olympics stadium, which will host hockey.” In his two-decade-long career, Sreejesh has experienced more downs than ups, which has made him …

India at the Olympics in 21st century: Records rewritten, numerous firsts
5 months, 2 weeks ago

India at the Olympics in 21st century: Records rewritten, numerous firsts

Hindustan Times  

India have won more Olympic medals since the turn of this century than they did in all of their appearances before 2000. Abhinav Bindra became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal, winning the men's 10m air rifle title. Sushil Kumar became the first Indian athlete to win two individual Olympic medals, bettering his bronze medal in Beijing …

India at the Olympics: The lost years before the 21st century
5 months, 2 weeks ago

India at the Olympics: The lost years before the 21st century

Hindustan Times  

Indian hockey's decline was halted quite spectacularly with a gold at the 1980 Olympics. The gold in 1980 remains the last that India has won in hockey while the men's team would end the dry run only in 2021 in Tokyo. Here we recall the country's performances after the end of the reign of hockey: India's dry run after 1980 …

India at the Olympics: The early years after gaining independence
5 months, 2 weeks ago

India at the Olympics: The early years after gaining independence

Hindustan Times  

According to the International Olympic Committee's records, India's Olympic journey started in Paris, and the French capital is where athletes representing the country will travel to this year. London 1948 - No more Dhyan Chand but hockey dominance continues The first Olympics after the Second World War also marked the first time that India competed at the Games as an …

With five months to go until the Paris Games, the anticipation regarding the medal prospects in these two disciplines is palpable.
9 months, 3 weeks ago

With five months to go until the Paris Games, the anticipation regarding the medal prospects in these two disciplines is palpable.

The Hindu  

Hockey and shooting are the two sports where India has achieved the most success in the Olympics. “The team is 110 percent ready to win gold,” said Hardik Singh, midfielder and vice-captain of the Indian men’s hockey team, during the discussion on ‘Eyeing the Paris Gold’ as part of Sportstar’s ‘Focus Punjab’ Sports Conclave in Chandigarh on Wednesday. However, Hardik …

Asian Champions Trophy Hockey 2023: Acid test for India ahead of Asian Games
1 year, 4 months ago

Asian Champions Trophy Hockey 2023: Acid test for India ahead of Asian Games

The Hindu  

Craig Fulton has already experienced a lot since the beginning of the year: a heartbreaking World Cup final defeat with Belgium, the intensity and passion of Indian fans as a neutral, a completely different culture with his appointment as India’s chief coach, and some tough outings in the FIH Pro League as he comes to terms with the resources and …

75 years of independence, 75 iconic moments from Indian sports: No 7 - Indian hockey team clinches gold at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics
2 years, 6 months ago

75 years of independence, 75 iconic moments from Indian sports: No 7 - Indian hockey team clinches gold at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics

The Hindu  

India will complete 75 years of Independence this year. Indian hockey team wins its sixth successive Olympic gold at the 1956 Melbourne Games The Indian Hockey team, led by Balbir Singh, won its sixth successive Olympic gold medal in hockey for India at the 1956 Melbourne Games after beating Pakistan 1-0 in the final courtesy of a solitary goal scored …

75 years of independence, 75 iconic moments from Indian sports: No 1 - 1948 Olympics hockey gold
2 years, 6 months ago

75 years of independence, 75 iconic moments from Indian sports: No 1 - 1948 Olympics hockey gold

The Hindu  

India will complete 75 years of Independence this year. India's Olympic hockey gold in 1948 August 12, 1948: The triumph of the Indian hockey team, led by Kishan Lal and with stalwarts such as Balbir Singh Sr., Randhir Singh Gentle and Leslie Claudius, in London in 1948 was a defining moment for the newly independent country. India won gold and …

Indian hockey team ready to roll after savouring adulation for Tokyo Olympics bronze
3 years ago

Indian hockey team ready to roll after savouring adulation for Tokyo Olympics bronze

Hindustan Times  

The Indian hockey team members were playing role models and mentors at the recent Junior Hockey World Cup. Indian hockey team ready to roll after savouring adulation for Tokyo Olympics bronze Now with the event having ended—India finished fourth among 16 teams after losing the bronze playoff to France—the Manpreet Singh-led senior squad have shifted focus on returning to action. …

Rupinder Pal Singh and Indian hockey’s resurgence
3 years, 1 month ago

Rupinder Pal Singh and Indian hockey’s resurgence

Live Mint  

Modern hockey is played at breakneck speed. Another example of it was the bronze medal playoff match between India and Germany at this year’s Tokyo Olympics, which turned out to be full-back Rupinder Pal Singh’s final match. During India’s Tokyo Olympics campaign, Rupinder was India’s second-highest scorer with four goals and even struck once as India overturned a 1-3 deficit …

India Today Conclave: Tokyo Olympics medal which men's team won belongs to all of Indian hockey - Rani Rampal
3 years, 2 months ago

India Today Conclave: Tokyo Olympics medal which men's team won belongs to all of Indian hockey - Rani Rampal

India Today  

The Indian women's hockey team displayed a spirited fight before losing out to Great Britain 3-4 in the bronze medal playoff match in the recently-concluded Tokyo Olympics. India Today Conclave: Full Coverage However, India women’s team captain Rani Rampal at the 19th edition of India Today Conclave said that the Tokyo Olympics medal which the men's team won belongs to …

Indian Hockey's Senior Stars From Tokyo Olympics Retire: What's the Real Story?
3 years, 2 months ago

Indian Hockey's Senior Stars From Tokyo Olympics Retire: What's the Real Story?

The Quint  

Retirements and the Indian Hockey Retirements in hockey are rare. The incidents of the last week take one back to 2018, when midfield superstar and former captain Sardar Singh became India’s first top player in recent times to officially announce his retirement. In September 2018, India had just returned from their bronze-medal finish at the Jakarta Asian Games and were …

Manpreet Singh has been a big influence on my career, says Indian hockey team's Varun Kumar
3 years, 3 months ago

Manpreet Singh has been a big influence on my career, says Indian hockey team's Varun Kumar

Firstpost  

Varun further stated that skipper Manpreet Singh’s one-on-one chat with him before the team left for Tokyo helped him a lot. New Delhi: Disappointed to lose out on a place in the initial 16-member squad for the Olympics, Indian men’s hockey team defender Varun Kumar considers himself lucky to make a bronze medal-winning debut in the Tokyo Games after he …

‘Hope my Olympic bronze will inspire youngsters of Manipur to take up hockey’: Nilakanta
3 years, 3 months ago

‘Hope my Olympic bronze will inspire youngsters of Manipur to take up hockey’: Nilakanta

Hindustan Times  

Indian men's hockey team midfielder Nilakanta Sharma hopes his contribution to the country's bronze medal-winning feat at the Tokyo Olympics will inspire a generation of youngsters from his home state Manipur to take up the sport professionally. India's Nilakanta Sharma Nilakanta was a vital cog in India's midfield in Tokyo, where the country ended a 41-year-old Olympic medal drought. I …

Indian hockey: An Olympic medal not a dream anymore
3 years, 3 months ago

Indian hockey: An Olympic medal not a dream anymore

The Hindu  

It has been a long road to redemption for Indian hockey. In 2016, we played well in Rio, but we could not clear the quarterfinals,” recalled Manpreet Singh, the captain of Indian hockey team, as he put things in perspective. “We thought that having sacrificed so much and worked so hard, we can definitely win the Olympic medal, if we …

Honour the Indians who didn’t win any medals at the Olympics
3 years, 4 months ago

Honour the Indians who didn’t win any medals at the Olympics

Live Mint  

It’s been 10 days since the heroes of the Tokyo Olympics returned home. Now my body is not broken, but I’m truly broken.” From the men’s football team at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, to Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna in the mixed doubles event at 2016 Rio, India has had a long tryst with the fourth-place finishes. It was …

Our medal is Naveen Patnaik's gift to the nation: hockey captain Manpreet
3 years, 4 months ago

Our medal is Naveen Patnaik's gift to the nation: hockey captain Manpreet

Hindustan Times  

Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh on Tuesday said their bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics is a gift to the nation from Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is an ardent supporter of the sport. Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh and Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik During a felicitation programme organised to honour both the men's and the …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan promises to build a house for bronze medal winner Vivek Sagar Prasad
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan promises to build a house for bronze medal winner Vivek Sagar Prasad

Firstpost  

The CM also announced that each member of the Indian women hockey team’s Olympic squad will be given Rs 31 lakh for putting up a spectacular performance at the Games. Bhopal: Hockey player Vivek Sagar Prasad, who was part of the Indian squad that won the bronze medal at the recent Tokyo Olympics, was felicitated by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Hope this bronze motivates next generation to bring home gold, says Manpreet Singh
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Hope this bronze motivates next generation to bring home gold, says Manpreet Singh

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The Indian men’s hockey team turned a corner in their history with a third-place finish at the recently-concluded Tokyo Olympics. The team, led by Manpreet Singh, ended India’s 41-year wait for an Olympics medal in hockey with a thrilling 5-4 win over European giants Germany. Manpreet Singh and PR Sreejesh celebrate India’s win in the bronze medal playoff …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: India men's hockey assistant coach Shivendra Singh writes own redemption story in historic win
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: India men's hockey assistant coach Shivendra Singh writes own redemption story in historic win

Firstpost  

With the Indian men’s hockey team making history at Olympics after 41 years, assistant coach Shivendra Singh too registered a sweet personal victory, completing a sort of redemption story. Netherland’s Sander de Wijn vies with India’s Shivendra Singh during their London 2012 olympic hockey match at the Riverbank venue in the Olympic park, in London. India men’s hockey team’s assistant …

India hockey star Rupinder Pal Singh: In team meetings we used to say we should play like the girls
3 years, 4 months ago

India hockey star Rupinder Pal Singh: In team meetings we used to say we should play like the girls

India Today  

Both the men's and women's hockey teams suffered shaky starts to the Tokyo Olympics but they ended up breaking barriers and setting milestones towards the end of it. While women's captain Rani Rampal had earlier said that the team took motivation out of the way the men played in their tournament, men's team drag-flicker and defender Rupinder Pal Singh said …

Manpreet: 'We feel we have won a significant Olympic medal'
3 years, 4 months ago

Manpreet: 'We feel we have won a significant Olympic medal'

The Hindu  

The Indian men’s hockey team gave an Olympic medal to the nation, while the women’s squad missed it by a whisker. The skipper of the men’s squad, Manpreet Singh, said he could feel the fans’ joy after his side won the country’s first hockey Olympic medal after the gold in Moscow in 1980. We do feel that we have won …

Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal was emblematic of India’s Olympics
3 years, 4 months ago

Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal was emblematic of India’s Olympics

Live Mint  

Does Neeraj Chopra have that for breakfast, lunch and dinner? It was independent India’s first medal of any colour, let alone a glinting gold, in track and field at the Olympics. With this medal, I hope things will change.” Chopra’s emphatic gold came in the last event on the last day of India’s Tokyo Olympics sojourn. It is more painful …

Hockey: Will miss the girls but I miss my family more, says coach Sjoerd Marijne
3 years, 4 months ago

Hockey: Will miss the girls but I miss my family more, says coach Sjoerd Marijne

India TV News  

Indian women hockey team coach Sjoerd Marijne while talking to IANS during the felicitation ceremony for olympians who returned home on Monday, said, "Feeling proud at girls' performance at Tokyo". However, Sjoerd Marijne has announced that he will step down as India women's hockey coach after the bronze medal match against Great Britain in the Tokyo Olympics. On Monday a …

Parents will now see a future for their kids in hockey, says PR Sreejesh
3 years, 4 months ago

Parents will now see a future for their kids in hockey, says PR Sreejesh

India TV News  

The bronze medal won by the Indian men's hockey team after a gap of 41 years will encourage parents to allow their children to take up hockey and achieve glory, said goalkeeper PR Sreejesh here on Monday. Indian men's hockey team defeated Germany 5-4 in the playoff to win a bronze medal, their first medal after the gold in the …

Indian Medallists at Tokyo Olympics Get Felicitated in New Delhi: Who Said What
3 years, 4 months ago

Indian Medallists at Tokyo Olympics Get Felicitated in New Delhi: Who Said What

News 18  

Five of the seven medallists at Tokyo Olympics – gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, silver medallist Ravi Kumar Dahiya and bronze medallists Bajrang Punia, Lovlina Borgohain and the Indian men’s hockey team – were felicitated at the Ashoka Hotel in Chanakyapuri by Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and Law Minister and former Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday. Apart from the medallists, …

Tokyo 2020' Indian Medallists, Including Neeraj Chopra, Felicitated at Ashoka Hotel
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo 2020' Indian Medallists, Including Neeraj Chopra, Felicitated at Ashoka Hotel

News 18  

Neeraj Chopra, India’s first athletics gold medallist at the Olympics, silver medallist Ravi Kumar Dahiya and bronze medallists Bajrang Punia, Lovlina Borgohain and the Indian men’s hockey team were all felicitated by Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and Law Minister and former Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju at the Ashoka Hotel on Monday. Indian Medallist Arrival and Felicitation Highlights All the athletes …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian government felicitates Olympic medallists in grand ceremony
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian government felicitates Olympic medallists in grand ceremony

Firstpost  

Sindhu and Chanu did not attend the ceremony as they had arrived earlier and are currently at their home bases. New Delhi: India’s Olympic medal-winners were accorded a grand welcome by the government in a dazzling felicitation ceremony on Monday with Sports Minister Anurag Thakur saying that their journey is an “incredible story of resilience and sporting excellence”. Among those …

India lays out red carpet for Tokyo Olympic heroes; felicitated in grand ceremony by government
3 years, 4 months ago

India lays out red carpet for Tokyo Olympic heroes; felicitated in grand ceremony by government

India TV News  

India's Olympic medal-winners were accorded a grand welcome by the government in a dazzling felicitation ceremony here on Monday with sports minister Anurag Thakur saying that their journey is an "incredible story of resilience and sporting excellence". Among those present on the occasion to felicitate the medal winners also included Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju, Secretary Ravi …

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Indian Medallists Felicitation Highlights: Neeraj, Bajrang, Ravi, Lovlina, Men's Hockey Team Get Felicitated
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Indian Medallists Felicitation Highlights: Neeraj, Bajrang, Ravi, Lovlina, Men's Hockey Team Get Felicitated

News 18  

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Indian Medallists Felicitation Highlights: Neeraj Chopra, Bajrang Punia, Lovlina Borgohain, the Indian men’s hockey team and Ravi Kumar Dahiya get felicitated by Anurag Thakur and Kiren Rijiju. Neeraj Chopra, Bajrang Punia, Lovlina Borgohain, Ravi Kumar Dahiya and the hockey teams have arrived at the Ashoka Hotel, where they will be felicitated later. A team comprising senior police …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Meet the seven medallists as India end campaign on 48th place
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Meet the seven medallists as India end campaign on 48th place

Firstpost  

Here are the seven medallists who made India proud at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. The top prize in men’s javelin throw helped India finish the Tokyo Games with its best-ever tally of seven medals including one gold, two silver, and four bronze. Ravi Dahiya The Haryana wrestler won India silver in the men’s 57kg freestyle event after he lost in …

Tokyo 2020: India start campaign with historic silver, finish with rare gold
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo 2020: India start campaign with historic silver, finish with rare gold

India Today  

The Tokyo Olympics started with a bang for India with weightlifter Mirabai Chanu becoming the second individual silver medallist at the Games from the country. It then went through a lull as the shooters and archers failed to live up to expectations before a wave of positivity came back with the performances of the men's and women's hockey teams and …

Tokyo 2020: the magic moments from India's most successful Olympic campaign
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo 2020: the magic moments from India's most successful Olympic campaign

The Hindu  

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics featured India's biggest contingent ever at the Games. With seven medals – one gold, two silver, four bronze – Tokyo 2020 has been the most successful Olympic Games in India’s history. Off to blazing start - Mirabai Chanu won silver in the Women's weightlifting 49kg category to become the first Indian to win an Olympic medal …

India's pursuit for Olympic gold medal ends at last
3 years, 4 months ago

India's pursuit for Olympic gold medal ends at last

China Daily  

Neeraj Chopra in action during the final match of men's javelin throw of 2020 Tokyo Olympics at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, Aug 7, 2021. India had won as many as eight Olympic Gold Medals in hockey until 1980, after which the lone Gold came in 10-meter air rifle event in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, won by ace shooter Abhinav …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Hockey medallist Vivek Sagar Prasad dreams of a concrete house from cash award
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Hockey medallist Vivek Sagar Prasad dreams of a concrete house from cash award

Firstpost  

Vivek Sagar Prasad does not have fancy wishes. The first thing Vivek is going to do when he returns and gets the Rs 1 crore cash prize promised by the Madhya Pradesh government is build a pucca house for his family. A confident Vivek says, “It was nerve-wracking, yes, but we had trust in each other, we knew we will …

Tokyo Olympics, hockey | Relief and joy for Phillips
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics, hockey | Relief and joy for Phillips

The Hindu  

Indian men’s heady hockey bronze medal win in the Tokyo Olympics was all about raw emotions. His words are significant because he was a key member of the Indian team that last won a bronze in the Olympics, in Munich ‘72, before Tokyo happened. We did not qualify for the semifinals.” Since then, with the lone exception being India’s diluted …

It’s hockey: The Hindu Editorial on India’s Olympic medal after 41 years
3 years, 4 months ago

It’s hockey: The Hindu Editorial on India’s Olympic medal after 41 years

The Hindu  

A splendid fortnight in Tokyo has steered Indian hockey back to the limelight tinged with an Olympic halo. That India had to wait for 41 years for its next Olympic hockey medal tells a long tale of diminishing hope. Thankfully an upward graph has been finally etched due to the grit and skill-sets of Manpreet Singh’s men, who despite an …

For Nearly 70% of The Population, India's Podium Finish in Hockey at Tokyo Olympics Was Historic
3 years, 4 months ago

For Nearly 70% of The Population, India's Podium Finish in Hockey at Tokyo Olympics Was Historic

News 18  

Despite the fact that India is the most successful country in Field Hockey at the Olympics, for nearly 70 per cent of its population, Thursday’s medal was historic as they were witnessing it for the first time. TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS – INDIA vs GREAT BRITAIN HOCKEY MATCH | FULL COVERAGE | INDIA IN FOCUS | SCHEDULE | RESULTS | MEDALS …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 'What an amazing opponent', Great Britain laud India for valiant effort in bronze playoff
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: 'What an amazing opponent', Great Britain laud India for valiant effort in bronze playoff

Firstpost  

Great Britain hockey team took to Twitter to congratulate their Indian counterparts for their valiant effort in the bronze medal playoff match. The India women’s hockey team, led by Rani Rampal, put up an inspired performance in the bronze medal match against Great Britain on Friday, but still fell short of an elusive Olympic medal, losing by a narrow margin …

Tokyo Olympics: India men's hockey team, coach clap and console women after valiant fight in bronze medal match
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: India men's hockey team, coach clap and console women after valiant fight in bronze medal match

India Today  

The girls gave it their all. They might have not won the Bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics but the India women's hockey team made the country proud with their spirited showing at the Oi Hockey Stadium over the last two weeks. Hockey Bronze Match: India women miss medal - Report | Highlights Even some of the senior members of the …

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