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Olympic Games 2008 : Past records of India in Olympic Games

August 9th, 2008 admin No comments

Historically, India is the strongest nation in men’s Olympic hockey, winning 11 medals between 1928 and 1980, including a record eight gold medals, and the sport has dominated the country’s Olympic successes over the years.
Past records of India point out that hockey is the only sports, in which the country has got awesome success. [...]

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Games India : Indian National Game Hockey

January 17th, 2008 admin No comments

Hockey is the national sport of India. Hockey sports has made India stand tall and prove itself to the world, in spite of being under political suppression then. After Independence, Indian Hockey Lions roared with new found vigour and created havoc among the ranks of the opposing team.
Hockey is one of the many sports [...]

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Games India : India notched up a hard-fought 2-1 win over Italy in women’s hockey tournament

December 3rd, 2007 admin No comments

India notched up a hard-fought 2-1 win over Italy to keep their title hopes alive at the Lal Bahadur Shastri four-nation women’s hockey tournament in New Delhi.
Their defensive strategy and missed chances in the first half spelt trouble for the hosts, who allowed the 19th ranked Italy to take a 1-0 lead through Valentina [...]

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