Indian men's hockey team departs for Asian Champions trophy 2024

The Indian men’s hockey will begin their Asian Champions trophy 2024 against hosts China.

The Indian men’s hockey team, in the early hours today, left for Hulunbuir, China to participate in the Men’s Asian Champions Trophy 2024. The Paris Olympics 2024 Bronze medallists will attempt to mount a title defence in the competition that will also feature Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Japan and China.

India will begin their campaign against hosts China on 8 September, followed by a clash with Japan on 9 September. After a brief rest, India will take on Malaysia on 11 September and Korea on 12 September. They will face arch rivals Pakistan in the last Pool stage match on 14 September.

The top four teams in the Pool will advance to the Semi Final slated for 16 September and the winners will face off in the Final on 17 September.

“With a brief break after the Paris Olympics, the Team is ready to take on the best hockey playing nations in Asia and prove our mettle. We had a good outing in Paris but hockey is a very close game, we cannot rest on our laurels. The aim will be to play high octane hockey and retain our title, “ Indian Men’s Hockey Team Captain Harmanpreet Singh said before stepping onto his flight.

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Indian Men’s Hockey Team Vice Captain Vivek Sagar Prasad added, “It is a great honour for me to be named the Vice Captain of the Team at such a young age. However, we are all Captains and Vice Captains in the Team and the responsibilities are shared by the whole team. We have a few new players in the team this time around, players who have immense potential and are eager to perform. We will do our best to create a nurturing environment for them on the way to our title defence.”

The Men’s Asian Champions Trophy 2024 will be broadcast live on Sony Ten 1 SD and HD.

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