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The India men's national field hockey team represents India in international field hockey competitions. The team is governed by the association Hockey India. In 1928, the team won its first Olympic gold medal and until 1960, the Indian men's team remained unbeaten in the Olympics, winning six gold medals in a row.
This became India's seventh shooting medal across the Olympic Games. [11] The men's field hockey team won the bronze medal in the men's event after they defeated Spain in the match for the third place. [12] This was the country's second consecutive bronze in men's hockey at the Olympics. [13]
This is a list of all field hockey players who have captained Indian national men's and women's field hockey team at the international level in Olympics. The list includes all Indian captains since the period of 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam. Indian hockey team 1928 Olympics Indian-Hockey-Team-Berlin-1936
India's hockey team is the most successful team ever in the Olympics, having won a total of eight gold medals – in 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964 and 1980. In 1928 , the team won its first Olympic gold medal and until 1960 , the Indian men's team remained unbeaten in the Olympics, winning six gold medals in a row.
India at the 2020 Summer Olympics for the first time ever, [22] reached the semi-final in the Women's Hockey Olympic event but failed to bag any medal after they lost to Argentina [23] in the semi-final and then to Great Britain [24] in the bronze medal match.
The hockey team won India's first gold medal in the Olympics at Amsterdam. [14] This was the first gold medal won by any nation from Asia at the modern Olympic Games. [15] [16] For the 1932 Games, the Indian contingent consisted of the field hockey team and five athletes. [17]
Hockey India was established on 20 May 2009 and is affiliated to the International Hockey Federation (FIH), the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF). Hockey India, with the assistance of the Sports Authority of India and Department of Sports, trains players at sub-junior, junior and senior level.
2021: In May, he played for Junior India team at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup at Bhubaneswar, India. [11] 2019: In June, he played for the Indian Under-21 team at the 8-Nations Invitational Tournament (U 21) at Madrid, Spain. 2018: He was part of the Indian team that won the 3rd Youth Olympic Games at Argentina. [12] [13]