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Indian men's hockey team leaves for Asian Games
Updated On: 19 September, 2023 10:45 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The midfield will be anchored by Nilakanta Sharma, Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Sumit, and Shamsher Singh, while the attack will be led by Abhishek, Gurjant Singh, Mandeep Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, and Lalit Kumar Upadhyay
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Indian men`s hockey team (Pic: @hockeyindia)
The Indian men`s hockey team will look for an impressive start for their campaign. India`s first match is against Uzbekistan on September 24. India are placed in Pool A with Pakistan, Japan, Bangladesh, Singapore, and Uzbekistan. Pool B consists of Korea, Malaysia, China, Oman, Thailand, and Indonesia.
The top two teams from each Pool will qualify for the semifinals.
Harmanpreet Singh will lead the team once again, with Hardik serving as his deputy.
"The team has been rigorously preparing for the Asian Games and we performed well at the recently concluded Asian Champions Trophy Chennai, so the goal is to maintain that level of performance," said Harmanpreet before the Indian team left for Hangzhou. "We have some tough opponents in our Pool, but we are confident in our preparation and hope to finish on the podium."
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