It was disappointing to not play CWG final, says Indian hockey team's midfielder Vivek Sagar Prasad

26.08.2022 - 12:41 timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Commonwealth Games against Australia due to a minor knee injury. India had to settle for a silver medal after going down 0-7 to Australia in the final of the quadrennial event. "I was devastated to miss the Commonwealth Games final against Australia," Vivek said in a Hockey India (HI) release. "Making the final of such a prestigious tournament is a big deal for any player.

Having played a good campaign to reach the final and then being ruled out of the summit clash due to injury was devastating for me. "I really wanted to be there for my team on that particular day.

However, this happens in sports. So, the only thing we can do now is to move on." This was Vivek's second CWG campaign. In 2018, at the Gold Coast edition, he was the youngest player in the squad, which returned home without a medal. "The CWG in 2018 was my first experience of a multi-discipline sporting event.

I was quite young and really excited. But it was a disappointing outing for us as a team. This time, we were adamant of a good show but again, things did not go as planned in the final," he said.

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