Indian Hockey Men's and Women's teams qualify for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

November 3, 2019 2:18 PM

Indian Hockey Men's and Women's teams qualify for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

In Men's Hockey, eight-time champions India qualified for next year's Tokyo Olympic after mauling Russia 7-1 in the second game of the two-legged FIH Qualifiers for men in Bhubaneswar last night. The Indian men, ranked fifth in the world defeated world number 22 Russia 4-2 in the first-leg on Friday. Earlier in the evening, the Indian women's also sealed their place after beating the United States 6-5 on aggregate despite losing the second match 1-4. After thrashing US...

India to participate in Tokyo Olympics 2020 with complete preparation: Kiren Rijiju

October 29, 2019 9:23 PM

India to participate in Tokyo Olympics 2020 with complete preparation: Kiren Rijiju

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju has said that India would be participating in the forthcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics with full-fledged preparations. He inaugurated a world-class hockey turf in a private educational institution in Chennai this evening.   Speaking on this occasion, he said, India would be aiming at getting gold medals in the 2024 Olympics in double digits and to reach the top-10 position in the 2028 Olympics. He said, more than 14,000 young students have been...