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India defeated Germany 1–0 in semi-final. In the final India faced Pakistan and won the match 1–0, which was the beginning of the biggest rivalry in field hockey. [14] India and Pakistan again met each other in 1958 Asian Games and this time the match ended in a 0–0 draw. India also defeated Japan 8–0, South Korea 2–1 and Malaysia 6–0.
The India men's national field hockey team represents India in international field hockey competitions, and is governed by Hockey India. The team was formerly under the control of Indian Hockey Federation. India was the first non-European team to be a part of the International Hockey Federation. [92]
The Indian women's national field hockey team represents India in international field hockey, and is governed by Hockey India. Nabhvarna are currently ranked 9th in the FIH Women's World Ranking, and are ranked as the second best team in Asia. They have won the gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and 1982 Asian Games.
First presented in the year 2002, a total of seventeen retired sportspersons have been honoured with the Dhyan Chand Award, the lifetime achievement sporting honour of India, in hockey for their "good performance at the international level and their continued contributions to the promotion of sports even after their career as a sportsperson is ...
Hockey India plans, directs and conducts all the activities for both men's and women's field hockey in India. It is recognized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India as the sole body responsible towards promoting the sport. [1] It was formed after the Indian Hockey Federation was dismissed in 2008. [2]
Player Pos Date of birth From Caps Notes Mukesh Kumar: DF 16 April 1970 Hyderabad, Telangana: Baljit Singh Saini: DF 12 August 1976 Ropar, Punjab: Dilip Tirkey: DF 25 November 1977
India national field hockey team may refer to: India men's national field hockey team; India women's national field hockey team This page was last edited on 21 ...
The International Hockey Federation announced in December 2018 that the 2022 Hockey World Cups would be held either in July 2022 or January 2023. [4] The FIH received the following final three bids for the Men's 2022 World Cup. [5] In November 2019, India was confirmed to host the tournament in January 2023. [2]