Olympics-Hockey-India have caught up with the best, says captain Manpreet


  • Hockey
  • Thursday, 15 Jul 2021

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Indian men's hockey team have a long way to go before they can even be mentioned in the same breath as the squads which won gold medals at eight Olympics but captain Manpreet Singh told Reuters the current group have a genuine medal chance in Tokyo.

The most successful hockey nation in Olympic history, India are now mired in a drought that saw them win their last medal at the 1980 Moscow Games when they topped the podium.

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