India produced a stunning attacking display at the 2026 Women’s Junior Asia Cup, thrashing Pakistan 19-0 in the quarter-finals. Pooja Malik scored a hat-trick as India booked their place in the semi-finals.
The 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok marked a significant improvement in India’s overall medal haul. Four years after winning 23 medals at Hiroshima, India returned to Bangkok and increased its tally to 35 medals, while also moving up one place in the medal table. India finished 9th with: 7 Gold | 11 Silver | 17…
Moqi, China, 6 September 2026: India’s junior women’s team continued their commanding start to the AHF Junior Asia Cup 2026 in Moqi, China, producing another emphatic performance to register an 11-1 victory over Malaysia in their second Elite Pool match on Sunday. The two-time winners and defending champions built on their opening 4-1 win over…
Bangkok 1966: When India’s Medal Count Fell, But History Was Made From 33 medals in Jakarta to 21 in Bangkok. On the surface, India’s campaign at the 1966 Asian Games looked like a step backwards. Four years earlier, India had produced one of its greatest-ever Asian Games performances, winning 33 medals at Jakarta 1962 and…
Amstelveen, 27 August 2026: Indian women’s hockey team signed off from the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium and Netherlands 2026 on a high, defeating world No. 5 Germany 3-1 in the 5th-6th place classification match in Amstelveen, Netherlands, on Thursday. The result secured Indian women’s team a fifth-place finish, their best at an FIH World…
India will send a 492-member athlete contingent to the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games, scheduled to be held from September 19 to October 4. The Indian Sports Ministry approved the 492-strong contingent on Saturday, August 22. The squad comprises 265 male and 227 female athletes, with athletics forming the largest delegation with 73 athletes. The athletics…
Amstelveen, 24 August 2026: India’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 ended with a 3-5 defeat against Argentina in their concluding Pool E match at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen on Monday. Argentina raced into a 2-0 lead inside the opening six minutes through Joaquin Toscani and Nicolas della…
Amstelveen, 23 August 2026: India women’s team’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium and Netherlands 2026 ended in frustration after a goalless draw against Australia in their decisive Pool E encounter at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen on Sunday. With only a win taking India through, the draw favoured…
Amstelveen, Netherlands, 16 August 2026: The Indian Women’s Hockey Team began their FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium & Netherlands 2026 campaign with a hard-fought 2-2 draw against 2024 Olympic silver medallists China at the Wagener Hockey Stadium in Amstelveen on Sunday. Playing their opening match of the tournament, India made an impressive start and took…
When discussing field hockey, India’s record of eight Olympic gold medals naturally takes center stage. However, the nation’s history in the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup—a tournament co-founded in 1971 following a joint proposal by India and Pakistan—tells a far more complex story. It is a narrative defined by early dominance, decades of tactical adjustments,…
New Delhi, 23 December 2025: Ahead of the second season of the Women’s Hero Hockey India League (HIL), Ranchi Royals are preparing to hit the ground running for a fresh challenge as they begin their campaign in their own backyard. After retaining the likes of Neha Goyal, Ishika Chaudhay and Rutuja Dadaso Pisal, the team…
New Delhi, 2 May, 2025: On their tour of Australia, the Indian Women’s Hockey Team will be hoping to put in a strong performance in the penultimate match. Up against the Australian senior team, the Indian Women’s Hockey Team will have their task cut out, and have been working hard to ensure the team’s performances are…
