11/29/2023 0 Comments Hockey olympic games tokyo 2020![]() ![]() India’s intent to put Argentina under the pump from the start was evident: they kept possession and made multiple forays into the circle and had a shot on goal as early as the fourth minute.ĪLSO READ | Tokyo Olympics 2020 Full Coverage India, now ranked No.3 in the world, were clearly the superior side at the Oi Hockey Stadium on Thursday, enjoying 53 percent of possession and made 28 circle penetrations-compared to Argentina’s meagre eight-and eight penalty corner opportunities to their opponent’s two. India proved that their back-to-back wins against Argentina in their own backyard in Buenos Aires in April was a reliable indicator of the level of hockey they are playing right now. “The important games are coming in a few days.” “Feeling great after the win, but there’s a lot of things to improve,” defender Rupinder Pal Singh told Reuters. The win is significant, especially after the 1-7 debacle against Australia on Sunday, as it cements India’s second position in Group A behind the world No.1 outfit, having secured wins against New Zealand and Spain earlier for a likely easier draw in the last-8 clash. ![]() In Tokyo on Thursday, Manpreet Singh and his men beat the 2016 Rio champions Argentina 3-1 to move into the quarter-finals. In the final of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, India beat arch-rivals and holders Pakistan 1-0 to claim gold-their seventh at the Olympics. India Harmanpreet Singh is tackled by Argentina's Nahuel Salis (L) and Agustin Alejandro Mazzilli during their men's pool A match of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games(AFP) The last time an Indian men’s hockey team defeated the defending champions at the Olympics was when Lal Bahadur Shastri was the Prime Minister, the country’s cricket team was yet to win a Test series abroad and The Beatles were yet to release ‘Let it be’. ![]()
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