Asian Games: Indian men’s hockey team defeated Uzbekistan 16-0 in their Pool A match at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Sunday. Seven players scored goals for India in this match. These include Sanjay, Lalit Upadhyay, Varun Kumar, Samsher Singh, Sukhjit Singh, Amit Rohidas, Mandeep Singh and Abhishek. Varun and Lalit scored four goals each, while Mandeep scored three goals. The remaining players scored one goal each. With this victory, India has strengthened its position in Pool-A. Now Team India will face Singapore on Tuesday. India’s group includes Japan, Pakistan and Bangladesh, apart from Uzbekistan and Singapore.
Asian Games: Indian men’s hockey team took a 2-0 lead in the first quarter.
India took a 2-0 lead in the first quarter. Lalit (7th minute) and Varun (12th minute) opened Team India’s account.
After this, Team India scored five goals in the second quarter. These included goals from Abhishek (17th minute), Mandeep (18th minute, 27th minute, 28th minute) and Lalit (24th minute). India was leading 7-0 at half-time.
Team India scored five goals in the third quarter also. This included goals from Varun (36th minute), Lalit (37th minute), Sukhjeet (42nd minute) and Samsher (43rd minute). The Indians were ahead 12-0 in the third quarter. After this, Team India scored four goals in the fourth and last quarter. Meanwhile, Varun (50th, 52nd minute), Lalit (53rd minute) and Sanjay (57th minute) scored goals.
Asian Games: Indian men’s hockey team is aiming to win a gold medal in the Asian Games as well as qualify for the Paris Olympics.
The Indian men’s hockey team is aiming to win a gold medal in the Asian Games as well as qualify for the Paris Olympics. The Indian team is ranked third in the world and is the highest ranked team in the Asian Games. Under such circumstances, anything less than a gold medal would be disappointing for the Harmanpreet Singh-led team. In the last Asian Games, the Indian team could win only a bronze medal. She wants to compensate for this through these games.