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The Indian hockey team has made a winning start in the Asian Champions Trophy 2024. The bronze medalists of the Paris Olympics defeated China 3-0 in their first match on Sunday. Sukhjeet Singh, Uttam Singh and Abhishek scored goals for defending champions India. Sukhjeet opened the account by scoring a goal in the 14th minute of the first quarter. After this, Uttam Singh doubled the lead in the 27th minute of the second quarter. Abhishek scored a goal in the 32nd minute. India's next match will be against Japan today.
Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2024
On this occasion, captain Harmanpreet Singh said that I think we played very well. We created some good chances but the best thing is that we did not concede any goal. He said that some new faces got a chance to play and I think they played very well. This is a great opportunity for them to play with the Asian team and interact with the senior team. They are very talented. I wish them all the best for the future.
Along with India, China, Korea, Japan, Malaysia and Pakistan will participate in this tournament. India will face Pakistan on 14 September. The final of this tournament will be played on 17 September. The Indian hockey team is the current champion of the Asian Champions Trophy. India has won this title four times and Pakistan has won it three times. At the same time, South Korea won this title in 2021.
Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2024
Let us tell you that under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Singh, the Indian hockey team won the bronze medal in the recently concluded Paris Olympics. In the bronze medal match, the Indian team defeated Spain 2-1. This was the second consecutive bronze medal for the Indian team in the Olympics. The Indian team also won the bronze medal by defeating Germany in the Tokyo Olympics.
