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Harmanpreet Singh Reveals How Indian Hockey Team Overcame "Difficult Situations" At Tokyo Olympics

Spending time together during the coronavirus-forced lockdown developed a collective mindset which helped the Indian men's hockey team overcome difficult challenges at the Tokyo Olympics, said defender Harmanpreet Singh. Harmanpreet has been a central figure in the resurgence of the Indian team in recent years. His performance was not only vital to the side's bronze medal success at the Tokyo Olympics, but also saw the 26-year-old earn the title of FIH Men's Player of the Year 2021.

PR Sreejesh Becomes Second Indian To Win World Games Athlete Of The Year Award

Veteran India hockey goalkeeper PR Srejeesh on Monday won the prestigious World Games Athlete of the Year for his 2021 performances, becoming only the second Indian to receive the accolade. In 2020, Indian women's hockey captain Rani Rampal became the first Indian to win the honour for her 2019 show. Sreejesh beat competition from sport climber Alberto Ginés LOpez of Spain and Italy's wushu player Michele Giordano for the award. "I'm very honoured to win this award. First of all, a big thank you to FIH for nominating me for this award, and secondly thanks to all the Indian hockey lovers around the world, who voted for me," Sreejesh said in a statement.

Irish trio defeated on opening day in Bulgaria

All three Irish boxers in action on the opening day at the 73rd International Strandja tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria were eliminated after their preliminary round fights.

USWNT must urgently get younger, and Vlatko Andonovski is right to look beyond veterans at SheBelieves Cup

The time for transition with a team is never easy to predict, but there is one near certainty for the U.S. women's national team: you typically do it after an Olympics because you have a big, three-year gap before the next World Cup on the calendar. Well, that is until a pandemic hits — I'm adding it to my «Another Thing COVID-19 Has Messed Up» list.

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Harmanpreet Singh Reveals How Indian Hockey Team Overcame "Difficult Situations" At Tokyo Olympics

PR Sreejesh Becomes Second Indian To Win World Games Athlete Of The Year Award

Irish trio defeated on opening day in Bulgaria

USWNT must urgently get younger, and Vlatko Andonovski is right to look beyond veterans at SheBelieves Cup

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