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Harmanpreet Singh (born 6 January 1996) is an Indian field hockey player as well as the captain of the Indian national hockey team. [2] He plays as a defender , is a penalty corner specialist, and is regarded as one of the best drag flickers in the world. [ 3 ]
The India men's national field hockey team represents India in international field hockey competitions. The team is governed by the association Hockey India. In 1928, the team won its first Olympic gold medal and until 1960, the Indian men's team remained unbeaten in the Olympics, winning six gold medals in a row.
He led the Indian field hockey team to the bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. [2] He plays as a halfback. [3] [4] He first played for India in 2011 at the age of 19. He represented India at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was named Asia's Junior Player of the Year in 2014. [5] He was named in the Indian squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
This is a list of all field hockey players who have captained Indian national men's and women's field hockey team at the international level in Olympics. The list includes all Indian captains since the period of 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam. Indian hockey team 1928 Olympics Indian-Hockey-Team-Berlin-1936
India win 1 0 India win Doha: 1 1 Draw Emirates Cup 1986 Dubai: 2 2 Draw Kuwait City: 3 3 Draw 4 Nations Cups 1986 Leningrad: 0 2 Pakistan win Marshall Invitation Cup [21] 1988 Nairobi: 3 0 India win 1 1 Draw Indira Gandhi Gold Cup 1989 Lucknow: 0 3 Pakistan win Atlanta Challenge Cup 1996 Atlanta: 2 2 Draw Prime Ministers Cup 2001 Dhaka: 3 3 ...
Captain Suraj Lata Devi led the team to the Gold for three consecutive years: during the 2002 Commonwealth Games (the event which inspired the 2007 Shah Rukh Khan film, Chak De India), the 2003 Afro-Asian Games, and the 2004 Hockey Asia Cup. They were referred to as the "Jassi (Jasjeet) jaisi koi nahi" or "Golden girls of hockey," after winning ...
Hockey India League is a professional field hockey league in India. It is organized by Hockey India , the governing body for the sport in India. [ 1 ] It is considered one of the major sports leagues of the country.
The World Cup of Hockey is an international ice hockey tournament. Inaugurated in 1996 , it is the successor to the Canada Cup , which was held every three to five years from 1976 to 1991 and was the first international hockey championship to allow nations to field their top players. [ 1 ]