![]() ![]() This ranking and the Olympic medal after 41 years mark the rise of Indian Hockey, and I think this couldn’t have happened without the support of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Sports Authority of India, Odisha Government and Hockey India. ![]() Having achieved their highest-ever world rankings, the Indian Men’s Hockey Team Captain Manpreet expressed, “It’s the reward of all the hard work and dedication towards the game we love, towards the game which has given us everything. Hence, finishing fourth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics led India Women’s Hockey Team to climb up to the 8th in the world rankings. lost both Semi Final and the Bronze Medal Play-Off match against Argentina and Great Britain, respectively. ![]() Whereas, the Indian Eves, who faced three losses in the initial matches, went on to pull off arguably the biggest upset as they beat World No.3 Australian side in what was their first ever Quarter Final of the Olympics. However, they staged a remarkable comeback to grab a 5-4 win over Germany to clinch a historic bronze medal at Olympic Games and as result climbed up to their best-ever world ranking. finished second in Pool A winning four out of five group phase matches and defeated Great Britain 3-1 in Quarter Final before losing 5-2 against Belgium in their historic Semi Final. Having reached till Quarter Finals of the World Cup, the Indian eves became the top-ranked Asian team and went on to clinch the Silver Medal at Jakarta Palembang 2018 Asian Games.īoth the teams achieved their highest ranking following their stunning performances at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. On the other hand, the Indian Women’s team’s highest-ever world ranking was 9th, which they accomplished by producing their best finish (Quarter Finals) at the Vitality Hockey Women’s World Cup London 2018 in four decades. Whereas, the Indian Women’s Hockey Team, moved up to the 8th position according to the latest FIH world rankings.īefore this feat, the Manpreet Singh-led side’s career-high ranking was No.4, which they achieved in March 2020 on the back of their scintillating performances in the first three rounds of the second edition of FIH Hockey Pro League 2020. The Indian Men’s Hockey team, which ended a 41-year medal drought by clinching the Bronze Medal in Tokyo, rose to 3rd in the International Hockey Federation (FIH) World Rankings, behind Belgium and Australia, respectively. Indian Men’s team rose to 3rd, while the Women’s team climbed to 8th in the International Hockey Federation (FIH) World Rankings.Ī delightful finish to a dream campaign at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 saw Indian Hockey scripting history as both Men’s and Women’s teams achieved their highest ever FIH world rankings. It was an astonishing achievement for the team coached by former Dutchman Siegfried Aikman, who will be looking to weave his magic with the team as they target a podium place on home soil. However, that did not stop The Samurais from earning an outright ticket by claiming gold ahead of four higher-ranked teams in India, Malaysia, Pakistan and Korea. Like their women, Japan’s men already had a ticket to Tokyo 2020 before they stepped onto the field at the 2018 Asian Games. The Asian Games victory – where they defeated higher-ranked India in the competition final – will have given the Cherry Blossoms a real taste for success, something they will be determined to replicate on home soil in Tokyo. Japan’s women claimed a remarkable gold medal success at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, meaning that The Cherry Blossoms had effectively qualified for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 twice over, adding to the ticket already awarded as the host nation. The Tokyo 2020 host was Japan, whose men’s and women’s hockey teams hoped to inspire the nation’s next generation of players with their performances on home soil at the Oi Hockey Stadium. The teams that represented us were: Japan (Men & Women), India (Men & Women) and China (Women). On behalf of Asia, we had great representation in hockey in Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. ![]()
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