Indian hockey team announced for Paris Olympics 2024.
Hockey India has finally announced the 16-member Indian men’s team for the Paris Olympics 2024. The upcoming Olympic Games will be held from 26 July to 11 August. The captaincy of this team will be handled by experienced player Harmanpreet Singh, who will be seen playing in the Olympic Games for the third time. At the same time, Hardik Singh has been appointed as the vice-captain of the team. The Indian team won the bronze medal in the 2020 Olympic Games held in Tokyo. On the other hand, if we talk about the other players included in this team, then there are 6 players who will get a chance to play in the Olympics for the first time.
PR Sreejesh will take over the responsibility of goalkeeper
In the Indian hockey team announced for Paris Olympics 2024, experienced player PR Sreejesh will take over the responsibility of goalkeeper, while Manpreet Singh will be the midfielder. Apart from captain Harmanpreet Singh, the players who have been included in the team in defense include Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Sumit and Sanjay. Forward players include Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay and Gurjant Singh. Team India has got a place in Pool B in the upcoming Olympic Games, which includes the team of Belgium, which won the gold medal last time, as well as Australia, Argentina, New Zealand and Ireland.
The Indian team will start its campaign against New Zealand on 27 July. After this, the team will face Argentina on 29 July. Then India will face Ireland on 30 July, Belgium on 1 August and Australia on 2 August.
Here is the Indian Hockey Team announced for Paris Olympics 2024:
Goalkeeper – PR Sreejesh.
Defenders – Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Harmanpreet Singh, Sumit, Sanjay.
Midfielders – Rajkumar Pal, Shamsher Singh, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad.
Forward – Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh.
Alternate Players – Neelkant Sharma, Jugraj Singh, Krishna Bahadur Pathak.
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