India beat France 8-1 in the final of Olympics Qualifier at the Major Dhyanchand National Stadium in New Delhi last night.With this spectacular win India qualified for Olympics men's hockey after eight years. India's ace drag-flicker Sandeep Singh slammed five goals, including a hat-trick. He was the highest scorer with the sixteen goals in the tournament.Both India and France earned seven penalty corners each, but the visitors failed to utilise a single one while the hosts converted six.Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has congratulated Indian Men's Hockey team for qualifying for London Olympics, and announced the bonanza of cash rewards included five lakh rupees per goal scored by each player of Haryana.In addition, 11 lakh rupees per player would be given to each player hailing from Haryana. Mr Hooda also announced to give 2.51 lakh rupees to each player of Indian team.The Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has congratulated Indian Hockey Team and announced that the Madhya Pradesh government will give reward of one lakh rupees each to every player of the winning Indian team.Many former Olympians, have lavished praise on the Indian men's hockey team for qualifying in London Olympics after a gap of eight years, saying that the achievement would bring back the interest of the game in the country.India's former Olympian Leslie Claudius congratulated the Indian team and the coach and hoped that they would win a medal at the Olympics, getting India's glory back. Another Indian Olympian Gurbux Singh said that with further improvement in performance, India can be a strong team for the London Olympics. Aslam Sher Khan, who was a member of India's only World Cup-winning side in 1975 in Kuala Lumpur, too feels that the team is slowly and steadily heading towards its redemption journey. The Indian hockey team's Olympic qualification was not just celebrated in the country but was also lauded by their counterparts across the border in Pakistan, who felt the side's presence in the mega-event is essential for the sport. India's performance was lauded by Pakistani players such as Rehan Butt and Sohail Abbas, who said to save Asian Hockey, it is necessary that the neighbours play the Olympics. Sohail Abbas said that he was always optimistic of India's qualification for London games and that he is waiting for an India-Pakistan match over there. Sohail said that the beauty of the game lies in India-Pakistan matches and there are packed grounds every time the arch rivals meet. London games will be special as the city has a large number of Indian and Pakistani population and it will be a treat for them. Sohail was full of praise for India's penalty-corner specialist Sandeep Singh, who scored 16 goals in the qualifiers including 5 in the finals.