Asian Games 2023 / Indian hockey team won gold medal in Asian Games, defeated Japan in the final

Zoom News : Oct 06, 2023, 05:53 PM
Asian Games 2023: Indian men's hockey team has won the gold medal of Asian Games 2022. The Indian team, which recently won the Asian Champions Trophy, won the Asian Games gold medal for the fourth time by defeating Japan 5-1 in the final. With this, coach Craig Fulton's team has also qualified for Paris Olympics 2024. This is India's 22nd gold medal in the Asian Games 2022. Japan had won the gold medal of this event in 2018. Then the Indian team had to make do with the bronze medal.

Under the leadership of recently appointed coach Craig Fulton, India has achieved its second major success in 3 months. Earlier, India had won the Asian Champions Trophy. This time, by winning the gold of the Asian Games, India completely achieved its dominance in Asian hockey. Asian Games gold is also important because it has given a direct ticket to the Olympics. Last time India had to play the qualification tournament but now there will be no need for it.

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