Hockey  

Dhanraj Pillay is a former Indian field hockey player. The Government of India has honoured him with prestigious awards like Arjuna Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, and Padmashri.

Khurshid Mastan has represented the country in national hockey tournaments a total of five times. Due to difficult financial circumstances, he had to put an end to his dream of becoming a world-renowned hockey player. He runs a puncture repair shop to earn a living.

Mumtaz Khan is an international hockey player. She earned a spot on the Junior National Hockey team in 2017. In 2022, Mumtaz was honoured by the FIH as the Rising Star of the Year. Mumtaz played exceptionally well in the Junior World Cup scoring 8 goals in 6 matches, including a hat-trick against Malaysia.

Dhyan Chand is considered the greatest player in the history of hockey. He is also called the ‘Magician of Hockey’. In December 1934, Dhyan Chand was appointed as the captain of the team. Dhyan Chand has won 3 Olympic gold medals (1928, 1932, 1936) for his country.

Manpreet Singh is an Indian hockey player. He rose to prominence in 2021, when India won the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics (Tokyo) under his leadership. This was India’s first Olympic medal in hockey since 1980.

After the match against Malaysia, Selvam Karthi was given the award for the Best Young Player of the Match. He is only 22 years old with hopes of giving his family the comfort of living after facing the struggles of poverty.

In an exclusive interview to Asianet Newsable, Indian women hockey coach Ankita Billava Suresh speaks about the journey in Tokyo, the team's performance, on PM Modi's call and Odisha CM backing the Indian Hockey team and more.

In an exclusive conversation with Asianet News, India's men's hockey team goalkeeper PR Sreejesh speaks about his journey from Kizhakkambalam village in Kerala's Ernakulam to Tokyo.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Twitter that the exceptional performance of the men's and women's hockey teams had captured the imagination of the entire nation. 

Among those instrumental in ensuring that India achieved the 41-year-old dream of an Olympic hockey medal was PR Sreejesh. Asianet News joined the celebrations at his home in Kerala.

There is a reason why August 29 is celebrated as National Sports Day in India. It is the birthday of Major Dhyan Chand, one of the greatest field hockey players of all time.
 

'It's amazing to be nominated for the Arjuna Award. I am sure this nomination will be a huge motivation factor for us in the upcoming years. I couldn't have performed at my best if I didn't have wonderful teammates,' said Indian women's hockey team player Vandana Katariya

'I am very happy with the way I have been contributing to the team in the last couple of years. However, I have been able to come up with the goods only because of the way my teammates have supported me,' Indian hockey player Harmanpreet Singh, who has been nominated for the Arjuna Award, said

India women's hockey team captain Rani has reacted to the news of her nomination for the Khel Ratna Award 2020

 For the National Sports Awards 2020, Hockey India (HI) has revealed its nominations. Indian women's hockey team captain Rani has been nominated for the Khel Ratna Award.

In a first in Indian domestic cricket history, Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has made eye tests mandatory for its senior and Under-23 players post-lockdown