1980 Olympics: India win gold as top teams stay out
July 17th, 2012 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
After a tumultuous period following the hockey debacle at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, India fielded a relatively young but talented side for the Moscow Games where barring skipper Vasudevan Baskaran and ... Read more...
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Hockey Olympic gold medallists to get cash awards
June 15th, 2012 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) will be honouring 34 Olympic gold medallists with Rs.two lakh each at a grand felicitation ceremony June 24, coinciding with the departure ... Read more...
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Asian players have always been treated harshly, says Zafar
March 1st, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Taking a serious note of the three-match ban imposed on centre forward Shivendra Singh, former India captain Zafar Iqbal claimed Asian players have always been ... Read more...
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IHF selectors say they did not select the team
April 23rd, 2008 - 8:38 pm ICT by admin
By Avishek Roy
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) In the wake of the hockey bribery scandal, the national selectors now reveal that they were mere rubber stamps and had little to do with ... Read more...
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