The romantics would point to the fact that we have won 11 medals at the Olympics. We are famous for the Asian style of hockey which relies on flair, fantastic stickwork and brilliant dribbling skills. Our players of yesteryear like Dhyan Chand, Balbir Singh, Ashok Kumar, Mohammed Shahid and Dhanraj Pillay are legends. The cynics will point to our record at recent world events and say that we are living on past laurels and reputation.
Let us examine India’s performance in the 3 main hockey tournaments before we come to a conclusion. The 3 main tournaments in hockey are the World Cup, the Olympics and the Asia Cup.
There have been 9 Asia Cups played so far, from the 1st edition in 1982 till the last edition in 2013. While on paper India’s record doesn’t look very impressive with just 2 Gold medals (2003, 2009), they have been runners up on 5 occasions (1982, 1985, 1989, 1993 and 2013), and have earned a podium finish with a bronze medal in 1999. The only occasion on which they came away empty handed was in 2009. They are only one of 3 teams to win the Asia Cup, along with Pakistan and South Korea. This impressive record at Asian level proves that they are definitely one of the powerhouses in Asia.
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The romantics would point to the fact that we have won 8 gold medals at the Olympics. We are famous for the Asian style of hockey which relies on flair, fantastic stickwork and brilliant dribbling skills. Our players of yesteryear like Dhyan Chand, Balbir Singh, Ashok Kumar, Mohammed Shahid and Dhanraj Pillay are legends. The cynics will point to our record at recent world events and say that we are living on past laurels and reputation.
Let us examine India’s performance in the 3 main hockey tournaments before we come to a conclusion. The 3 main tournaments in hockey are the World Cup, the Olympics and the Asia Cup.
There have been 9 Asia Cups played so far, from the 1st edition in 1982 till the last edition in 2013. While on paper India’s record doesn’t look very impressive with just 2 Gold medals (2003, 2009), they have been runners up on 5 occasions (1982, 1985, 1989, 1993 and 2013), and have earned a podium finish with a bronze medal in 1999. The only occasion on which they came away empty handed was in 2009. They are only one of 3 teams to win the Asia Cup, along with Pakistan and South Korea. This impressive record at Asian level proves that they are definitely one of the powerhouses in Asia
At the Olympics, their record is even more impressive on paper.
Out of 22 Olympic Games in which hockey has been a featured sport they have won 8 Gold Medals, 1 Silver Medal and 2 bronze Medals. This means that they have won medals in 11 out of the 22 Olympic Games which is an impressive statistic. The table below contains India’s record at the Olympics.
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Let us examine India’s performance in the 3 main hockey tournaments before we come to a conclusion. The 3 main tournaments in hockey are the World Cup, the Olympics and the Asia Cup.
There have been 9 Asia Cups played so far, from the 1st edition in 1982 till the last edition in 2013. While on paper India’s record doesn’t look very impressive with just 2 Gold medals (2003, 2009), they have been runners up on 5 occasions (1982, 1985, 1989, 1993 and 2013), and have earned a podium finish with a bronze medal in 1999. The only occasion on which they came away empty handed was in 2009. They are only one of 3 teams to win the Asia Cup, along with Pakistan and South Korea. This impressive record at Asian level proves that they are definitely one of the powerhouses in Asia
At the Olympics, their record is even more impressive on paper.
Out of 22 Olympic Games in which hockey has been a featured sport they have won 8 Gold Medals, 1 Silver Medal and 2 bronze Medals. This means that they have won medals in 11 out of the 22 Olympic Games which is an impressive statistic. The table below contains India’s record at the Olympics.
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