Tokyo Olympics: Rousing welcome greets Odisha hockey stars in home district
Hockey | August 21, 2021 22:30 ISTRohidas and Lakra represented the men's team, while Ekka and Toppo were part of the women's team.
Rohidas and Lakra represented the men's team, while Ekka and Toppo were part of the women's team.
The Mizoram government on Thursday offered the Group-A post to Lalremsiami as an appreciation for her performance at the recently-concluded quadrennial event.
The two players Salima Tete and Nikki Pradhan arrived in Ranchi on Wednesday. They were accorded a warm welcome by the state government at the airport with music and dance.
The former Dutch player came to the country to take over the Indian women's team in 2017 but was appointed the chief coach of the men's side later that year.
Members of national men's and women's hockey team belonging to Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday returned to their home states to a rousing reception after the Tokyo Olympics.
Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas were awarded Rs 2.5 crore each for men's team's historic bronze-medal winning feat in Tokyo, Deep Grace Ekka and Namita Toppo were handed Rs 50 lakh each.
Sjoerd Marijne has announced that he will step down as India women's hockey coach after the bronze medal match against Great Britain in the Tokyo Olympics.
The family of Katariya found itself at the receiving end of allegedly casteist slurs from few people in their neighbourhood in Haridwar after the team lost the semi-final clash against Argentina.
Soon after the Indian team went down to Argentina in the Olympics semifinal, two men danced and burst firecrackers outside Katariya's house in the Roshnabad area of Haridwar in a gesture of mockery.
The team had already created history and surpassed all expectations by entering the semifinals of the Olympics for the first time.
The Indian women's hockey team earned plaudits after the side went down fighting against Great Britain in the bronze medal match.
Great Britain defeated India 4-3 in the Tokyo Olympics bronze medal match in women's hockey.
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As per TOI report, following the women's team defeat to Argentina in the semi-final, two men allegedly hurled casteist slur at Vandana Katariya's family in Haridwar.
A timely hat-trick from forward Vandana Katariya kept the India women's hockey team's medal hopes alive at the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Olympics as the Indian outfit edged out South Africa 4-3 in a thrilling Pool A encounter in Tokyo on Saturday. Katariya's father Nagar Singh had passed away after a cardiac arrest on May 30 this year.
Gurjit Kaur scored in the 22nd minute of the game to secure India's path to the semifinal of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The Indian women's hockey team stunned Australia 1-0 in the quarterfinal of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The Indian women's hockey team pulled out a major upset to beat favorites Australia in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
A hat-trick from Vandana Kataria helps India eke out a nail-biting win against South Africa in a do-or-die match; now wait for Ireland vs Great Britain match to know their fate in Tokyo Olympics.
The Indian women's hockey team wasted chances galore to lose 1-4 against defending champions Great Britain.
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