Carrying forward the legacy of the previous dispensation, the Odisha Government, the principal sponsor of the Indian hockey team until 2036, on Wednesday rose to the occasion and organised a grand welcome for the Indian side, which won its second consecutive bronze medal in the Paris Olympics. Tribal folk dancers performed at the Biju Patnaik…
Former hockey player Rao Saleem Nazim, on Saturday, claimed that the Pakistan government insulted several Olympians by withdrawing their invitations for the gala dinner hosted in the honour of Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem in the name of guest management. Nadeem heaved his spear to 92.97m, shattering the Olympic record on his way to a sensational…
HOCKEY Roundglass Punjab Hockey Club grabs HI Junior Academy Championship Roundglass Punjab Hockey Club Academy registered a 8-3 win over Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High Performance Centre to clinch the men’s title in the Hockey India Junior Men Academy Championship 2024 (Zone A & B) on Thursday. For the Punjab side, Amandeep (11th, 36th minutes)…
Put it down to the luck of the Indians. Specifically, the bad luck. Pitted against an aggressive Great Britain in the quarterfinals of the men’s hockey competition at the Paris Olympics, the odds were stacked against Harmanpreet Singh’s men. This was compounded by the red card shown to their key defender and first rusher, Amit…
Given the predominance of cricket in the Indian sporting firmament, it is not surprising that most icons belong to it. There has been a God of cricket (Sachin Tendulkar) and a Wall (Rahul Dravid). On Wednesday, Indian hockey got its version of the two, rolled into one, as PR Sreejesh formally bid farewell to a…
A proud owner of two consecutive Olympic medals, Indian hockey star P R Sreejesh says the bronze claimed in Tokyo three years ago is closer to his heart than the one fetched in Paris as the former was like a mythical tale coming true after decades of merely hearing about it. The 36-year-old goalkeeper, who…
Hockey India announced on Wednesday that it was retiring the No. 16 jersey as a tribute to goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, who retired from the sport after India’s Paris Olympics campaign. “An era of excellence ends as Hockey India retires the iconic No. 16 jersey of PR Sreejesh. From impossible saves to inspiring generations, Sreejesh’s legacy…
Winning back-to-back Olympic medals is the stuff of dreams in Indian sports. So parched of success and excellence on the biggest stage are we as a nation that while China and the USA battle it out for the top spot in a race for gold medals, we celebrate bronze medals as an achievement. Some bronze…
HOCKEY Hockey India Academy C’ship: Odisha Naval Tata HPC to meet Round Glass Punjab in women’s final Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High-Performance Centre will meet Roundglass Punjab Hockey Club Academy in the women’s final of the Hockey India Junior Academy Championship. Odisha Naval Tata came up with a resounding 7-0 victory over Salute Hockey Academy…
The Indian men’s hockey team returned from the Paris 2024 Olympics campaign filled with new records and a bronze medal on Saturday. The 16-member squad, which boasted 11 members from the bronze-winning team in the Tokyo Olympics, created history by winning back-to-back medals for the first time since the 1972 Olympics in Munich. Captain Harmanpreet…
