Paris Olympics 2024: India Beat New Zealand 3-2 in Men's Hockey Opener
Skipper Harmanpreet Singh saved his best for the last as he scored the winner from the spot a minute from full time to hand India a 3-2 win against New Zealand in their opening Pool B match of the Paris Olympics on Saturday. Sam Lane (8th minute) and Simon Child (53rd) were the goal scorers for New Zealand, while Mandeep Singh (24th), Vivek Sagar Prasad (34th) and skipper Harmanpreet Singh (59th) struck for India. India started on the offensive with skipper Harmanpreet and Abhsihek pressing hard on the New Zealand defence. New Zealand were initially content to sit back and defend.


