Amritsar (Punjab) (India), September 8 (ANI): after clinching the men asia cup with a comfortable 4-1 win over defending champions champions Skipper harmanpreet singh haled the crowd at Rajgir for supporting the team through the tournament.
With this win, India has ended the egght-yar-long wait to regain supremacy on the continent. With this win, India has Qualified for the Fih Men Hockey World Cup 2026 in the Netherlands and Belgium.
The last time India won the hockey world cup was in 1975, and in the previous world cup, they lost to new zealand in the crossovers.
While speaking to ani, Indian Hockey Team Captain Harmanpreet Singh Said, We have Qualified for the World Cup With This Tournament. The support of the crowd at Rajgir and the arranges there was great. Thanks to the Bihar Government for Taking this Initiative.
Man-of-the-match in the final, dilpreet singh attributed the team success to their strategy of play S.korea
We were trying to play as a team right from day one. There so many many man of the match in every match. Our strategy and structure styed the same throughout, dilpreet singh told ani.
Indian Hockey Player Hardik Singh Expressed Delight at Qualifying for the World Cup and Said That Now Our Efforts will be to perform well in the world cup next year.
We receive a grand welcome here. It feels great that we have qualified for the world cup, which was our goal for the asia cup. Now our efforts will be to perform well in the world cup, Hardik Singh Told Ani.
The last time they won the asia cup was in 2017, in Dhaka. Goals were scored by dilpreet singh (28,45), sukhjeet singh (1) and amit rohidas (50). The 4-1 scoreline hardly affected India determination to lift the title. They help on to the lead in the dying minutes to end the eight-year-long wait.
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