Harmanpreet Singh brought India back into the contest with two mesmerising drag flicks against Spain in the bronze medal match at the Paris Olympics. The India captain led the side from the front and kept his composure under pressure.
The Indian men's hockey team is ranked seventh in the world whereas New Zealand are 10th. India had won the bronze at the Tokyo Olympics and are eager to put a better performance in Paris.
India added five more medals to their tally in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou on Day 12 on Thursday, October 5 which now stands at 86. The penultimate day of competition will see men's hockey team go for gold and Bajrang Punia will be in action and cricket and kabaddi teams will be in action too.
The delay in the Games gave athletes further time to hone their skills and the Indian contingent fared well in Tokyo. India won a record seven medals and finished 48th in the rankings table, with Neeraj Chopra's Gold medal in javelin throw being the highlight of the Indian performance.
Hockey India on Wednesday named a 34-member core group for the final national camp before the season-ending men's World Cup, to be held in Bhubaneswar.
Sardar was eager to continue till the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but destiny had other plans as he called time at 32, after a disappointing Asian Games campaign where India failed to defend its title.
The setback at the Asian Games didn't just cost the team a shot at a second successive gold but also direct qualification to the 2020 Olympics.
India, who are the defending champions, have been grouped in Pool A along side South Korea, Japan, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong China and Indonesia.
India now have four gold, a silver and a bronze in the event, leaving them fourth on the overall tally.
The Indian Team is presently in Ipoh, Malaysia for the 27th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup where they play Argentina in their opening match on Saturday.
In the previous edition, India had finished third after beating New Zealand 4-0 while Great Britain won the title after beating Australia 4-3 in the final.
The men's team were at the sixth spot at the beginning of the year and maintained it throughout the year.
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