The team was led by Balbir Singh Sr, who had established himself, by that time, as one of the greatest ever hockey players.
The Mexico 1968 Olympics marked the first major step in the shift in power with regard to the fortunes of the Indian hockey team.
Indian athletes have won 28 medals, all at the Summer Games. For the larger period of the 20th century, India showed pure dominance when it came to hockey at the Olympics.
Several members of the Tokyo-bound men’s hockey squad, including Mandeep Singh, vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh, Gurjant Singh, Nilkanata Sharma and Sumit were part of the 2016 Ju...
Indian drag-flicker Rupinder Pal Singh has said that staying consistent for the full 60 minutes will be key for the Indian men’s hockey team at the Tokyo Olympics.
Mary, who was closely involved with the women’s hockey team before the Rio Olympics in 2016, made her international debut in 1992.
Ravinder Pal Singh, member of the Indian hockey team that won gold at Moscow Olympics in 1980, died of COVID-19 on Saturday.