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Indian hockey's historic Olympic feat: Looking at Hindi films based on it

With Indian men's hockey team bagging a bronze at the Tokyo Olympics, achieving an Olympic medal in hockey after 41 years, IANS takes a look at popular Hindi films made on this sport in recent times.

The investment that laid down Indian hockey's road to Olympic bronze

Olympic success could mean uptick in corporate support as was seen during the brief Hockey India League

'We will win next time,' say proud families of India's women hockey players

India missed out on a bronze medal despite a gutsy performance.

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award renamed after hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand

Khel Ratna Award is India's highest sporting honour

Tokyo: Haryana to give Rs 50 lakh each to 9 women hockey players from state

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday announced an award of Rs 50 lakh each to the nine members of the Olympics women's hockey team representing the state

Bronze lost but hearts won: India finish 4th at Olympics in women's hockey

The history-making Indian women's hockey team's dream of securing its maiden Olympic medal remained unfulfilled as it lost 3-4 to Great Britain in a hard-fought bronze play-off

India create history, win Olympic hockey medal after a gap of 41 years

The Indian men's hockey team rewrote history as it claimed an Olympic medal after 41 years, beating a plucky Germany 5-4 to claim the bronze in an edge-of-the-seat play-off match of the ongoing Games

No time for disappointment, focus now on bronze: Manpreet and Sreejesh

The 2-5 loss to Belgium in the Olympic semifinals is disappointing but Indian men's hockey team captain Manreet Singh and custodian P R Sreejesh said the side has no time to dwell on the heartbreak

India's dream of Olympic gold remains unfulfilled, lose 2-5 to Belgium

The Indian men's hockey team's dream of entering the Olympics final after 41-years remained unfulfilled as it lost 2-5 to world champions Belgium in the last-four stage, but remains in hunt for bronze

Top headlines: Tesla's India plan dealt blow, Tata Motors gets debt problem

Business Standard brings you the top headlines on Tuesday

Sjoerd Marijne, coach who turned things around for Indian women's hockey

Eyebrows were raised when Sjoerd Marijne was named chief coach of the Indian senior men's team before the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

India score late winner to keep QF hopes alive in Olympic women's hockey

The Indian women's hockey team scored a late goal to eke out a narrow 1-0 victory over Ireland in a must-win penultimate pool match to stay alive in the Olympics here on Friday

Tokyo: India beat Argentina 3-1 to seal QF berth in Olympic men's hockey

The Indian men's hockey team stormed into the Olympic Games quarterfinal with a comprehensive 3-1 victory over defending champions Argentina in its penultimate pool match here on Thursday. After goalless first two quarters, India broke the deadlock in the 43rd minute through Varun Kumar before Vivek Sagar Prasad (58th) and Harmanpreet Singh (59th) struck in the closing minutes of the match to seal the contest. Argentina's lone goal came from a penalty corner conversion by Schuth Casella in the 48th minute. By virtue of this win, India have consolidated their position in the second spot of Pool A with three wins and one loss out of four games, behind Australia. Argentina are struggling at the fifth spot in the six-team pool and need to beat New Zealand in their final preliminary match on Friday to stay in the hunt for a quarterfinal berth. The top-four make the last-eight stage from each group. India will play hosts Japan in their final pool match on Friday.

Tokyo 2020: India lose 1-4 to Great Britain in Olympic women's hockey

The Indian women's hockey team lost 1-4 to defending champions Great Britain, its third consecutive defeat at the Olympics here on Wednesday. The Indians wasted chances galore as Hannah Martin (2nd and 19th minute), Lily Owsley (41st minute), Grace Balsdon (57th minute) scored for Great Britain to hand the reigning champions their second consecutive win in Pool A. For India, Sharmila Devi scored the lone goal in the 23rd minute. The Indians need at least a point from this game to be safe but they now will have to win their remaining two matches to have any chance of qualifying for the knockout stage. India had earlier lost 1-5 to world no.1 the Netherlands before slumping to a 0-2 defeat against Germany. India will next play Ireland on Friday.

Indian women hockey team needs to create and grab chances against Britain

Enduring a forgettable campaign, bottom-placed Indian women's hockey can't afford squandering any more chances if it fancies upsetting defending champions Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo Olympics 2020: India beat Spain 3-0 in Olympic men's hockey

The Indian men's hockey team defeated Spain 3-0 to register its second win at the Tokyo Olympics here on Tuesday. Drubbed 1-7 by Australia in their last match, India produced a spirited performance against world No.9 Spain and scored through Simranjeet Singh (14th minute) and Rupinder Pal Singh (15th and 51st) to record a comfortable win in their third Pool A match at the OI Hockey Stadium. India had earlier defeated New Zealand 3-2 in their opening fixture. Spain, on the other hand, are yet to register a win in the competition. Spain drew 1-1 against Argentina before losing 3-4 to New Zealand. The Indians will next play reigning Olympic champions Argentina on Thursday.

Tokyo Olympics: Indian women's hockey team go down 0-2 against Germany

Indian women's Hockey team will next take on Great Britain (Wednesday)

Olympics hockey: Australia inflict crushing 7-1 defeat on India

India, who had scraped through to a narrow 3-2 win against New Zealand on Saturday, were totally off colour

Tokyo Olympics: Much improved, women's hockey team aims to impress

India was one of the six teams invited to participate when women's hockey made its Olympics debut in 1980 at Moscow. India finished fourth behind Zimbabwe, Czechoslovakia and Soviet Union.

Men's hockey preview: Pressure on India to make a strong start

Eight-time champions India open their Tokyo Olympic Games men's hockey campaign against New Zealand at Oi Hockey Stadium here on Saturday