Malta v Slovakia 1-3 Malta-Slovakia was the last Pool C match. Adam ŠTROFEK was the first to hit the net this match in the 12th minute, scoring his 1st international senior goal in his 4th appearance.
Final day roundup – EuroHockey Championship III, Women, Lipovci Slovenia v Slovakia 0 – 4 Last Pool C match between the home team and Slovakia, to finalize 6th and 7th place in the tournament. Slovenia wanted to give good vibes to fans who came to see a victory of their team.
Dhyan Chand was the first superstar of hockey, considered a wizard or magician of the game.
By Tushar Bhaduri
Dhyan Chand during the 1936 Olympic semi-final against France. (Wikimedia Commons)
The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award will now be named after Dhyan Chand.
Day 5, 6 August 2021 Malta v Lithuania 1-0 Pool C here in Lousada (POR) started with the match Malta vs Lithuania. Lithuania had won their Pool B match against Slovakia (2-1), hence they were already awarded 3 points in Pool C.
Slovenia v Portugal 0 – 6 The first match of the day was between the home team and debutants. In the 5th minute, the Portuguese scored a nice field goal and was going to the win, but next 30 minutes Slovenian ladies didn’t let them score any goal.
A euphoric India celebrated on Friday the country's first hockey medal in 41 years, hoping the hard-earned bronze in Tokyo Olympics would help it regain its past glory.
The maiden Olympic medal remained out of bounds as world no.4 Great Britain, who were gold-winners in the 2016 Rio Games, came out on top in the pulsating encounter.
India’s Rani looks on while...
Knowing B.G. Joshi was one of the gains from reporting hockey. His presence was an assurance of not missing out on little-known facts of the game and players. He was a true servant of the game, feeding stats to the hockey writers for free.
How Vivek Sagar Prasad travelled from a small village in MP to the Olympic podium in Tokyo, his childhood coach and former medallist Ashok Kumar narrates his story
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Men's Medal games
5 Aug 2021 Bronze Medal IND v GER 5 - 4
5 Aua 2021 Gold Medal BEL v AUS 1 - 1 Shoot out 3/4 - 2/5