Commonwealth Games 2022: Indian men's hockey team thrash Canada 8-0
August 03, 2022 21:47 ISTCWG 2022: With the win, India jumped to the top of the pool ahead of England. The Indians play Wales in their final group match on Thursday.
CWG 2022: With the win, India jumped to the top of the pool ahead of England. The Indians play Wales in their final group match on Thursday.
Ghana's hunt for their first goal went in vain as India completely dominated the one-sided match.
The Birmingham Games is the first multi-discipline event since the start of the pandemic to be held without any major COVID-19 restrictions. However, few athletes have been struck with risk of the virus.
Gurjit Kaur (3rd, 39th minutes) scored a brace, while Neha Goyal (28th), Sangita Kumari (36th) and Salima Tete (56th) struck a field goal each for India.
The multi-sport extravaganza is scheduled from 28th July to 8th August.
Our target is to win the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. The rest will depend on our performances: Surender
Unfortunately, we couldn't play to our potential at the FIH Hockey Women's World Cup: Savita
India men's hockey team vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh believes the team's performance in the tough FIH Pro League matches recently will hold the side in good stead in the Commonwealth Games.
Navneet (30th, 45th minutes) scored two field goals, while Deep Grace Ekka (38th) sounded the board once from a set piece in the classification match.
The Indian captain led from the front and pulled off as many as six saves in the shootout.
The Indian women's hockey team crashed out of the FIH World Cup after losing 0-1 to co-hosts Spain in a hard-fought crossover match on Monday.
India will play the second-placed team of Pool C, co-hosts Spain, in their crossover match at Terrassa on Sunday.
In the 42nd minute, India secured back-to-back penalty corners but wasted both. Seconds from the end of the third quarter, Vandana deflected in Gurjit's flick as India drew level from a perfectly executed penalty corner.
England took the lead through Isabella Petter in the ninth minute before Vandana equalised for India in the 28th minute.
The camp is set to conclude on July 23 ahead of the team's departure for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Lakra is currently in the national camp in Bengaluru training under former India captain Sardar Singh and he might be asked to leave the national camp in the wake of the controversy.
Varinder was also part of the bronze medal-winning team at the 1972 Munich Olympics and the silver medal at 1973 World Cup in Amsterdam.
In the upcoming event, India are placed in Pool B. The other teams are England, China, and New Zealand.
Veteran player Rani Rampal failed to make the cut after she failed to recover from an injury she sustained after the Tokyo Olympics.
India Women came up with an inspired show as they scored three goals in a span of four minutes to seal the match 4-0.
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