Indian males’s hockey group reclaimed the coveted gold medal on the Asian Games in Hangzhou, 5 years after it confronted a semi-final defeat, as Harmanpreet Singh’s males crushed defending champions Japan 5-1 within the last on Friday. This was India’s fourth gold medal in males’s hockey and first for the reason that 2014 version in Incheon; India’s different gold medals got here in 1966 and 1998, each instances in Bangkok. Overall, India gained its twenty second gold medal with the lads’s hockey group’s victory over Japan.
India’s captain Harmanpreet Singh celebrates with teammates after scoring a aim towards Japan throughout the Men’s Hockey Final match on the nineteenth Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China(PTI)
Harmanpreet Singh (thirty second, 59th minutes) scored a brace by way of penalty corners, Amit Rohidas (thirty sixth) additionally sounded the board from a set-piece, whereas Manpreet Singh (twenty fifth) and Abhishek (forty eighth) discovered the online from subject efforts to register the well-known victory for India. Seren Tanaka transformed a penalty nook for Japan within the 51st minute for his or her solely aim of the match.
With the gold medal, India additionally secured a spot within the subsequent yr’s Olympics in Paris.
India displayed an impeccable efficiency all through the Asian Games, rising victorious in all their matches. Their journey started within the Pool stage, the place they commenced with a powerful 16-0 victory over Uzbekistan, adopted by anothere commanding 16-1 win towards Singapore. Their triumphs continued as they defeated Japan 4-2 earlier than securing a big win over arch-rivals Pakistan with a exceptional scoreline of 10-2.
Subsequently, India’s relentless pursuit of excellence continued with a convincing 12-0 overcome Bangladesh, propelling them into the semi-finals. In an exhilarating encounter towards Korea, they emerged victorious with a 5-3 scoreline, securing their spot within the last.
Japan, in the meantime, additionally had a formidable report within the event with the 2-4 defeat towards India being their solely loss earlier than the ultimate.
Japan defeated Bangladesh 7-2 after which adopted it up with a 10-1 win over Uzbekistan. After a 2-4 loss to India, Japan bounced again with a 16-0 win over Singapore and a 3-2 win over Pakistan to achieve the semis. Japan defeated the hosts China 3-2 to safe a spot within the last.
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