75 yrs back...
India has won a grand total of 8 Olympic gold medals in hockey – in no other sport has India won even an Olympic silver medal, let alone the gold. India holds the records for the largest victory margin in an Olympic final (India 8 - Germany 1 in the 1936 Olympic final), the largest victory margin in a pool match (India 24 - USA 1 in the 1932 Olympics), and the largest number of consecutive victories (30 wins on the trot from 1928 to 1960).
wow........those glorious years!! 😊 do we hear these things these days???? no........we dont....that my friends is the bitter truth which the Indian Hockey Team is facing.....be it Men's hockey or Women's hockey.....! I honestly agree that even I don't know a thing abt hockey......that is because I am never used to watching Hockey in Sports Channels.....! ...but believe me....I am trying to find stuff abt it!😳
the present....
New Delhi: The Indian hockey team returned on Tuesday after their dismal performance at the World Cup at Monchengladbach in Germany.
The team finished 11th after beating South Africa 1-0 in the last game. Nothing seems to be going right for the Indian team who have now dropped to the seventh place overall in team rankings.
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My debate question is.......who should be blamed for India's National game Hockey's downfall??
Should it be the media ppl who exaggerate the controversies abt handsome players in cricket or should it be the government who don't encourage Hockey and publicize it.....and don't provide enough funds to support this game?
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something interesting for u guys.....the facts and stuff are too long....couldn't just blindly copy paste it! 😃
Courtesy : https://www.bharatiyahockey.org/olympics/2004/india.htm
and here's a pic from this site...
The 1936 Indian Olympic hockey team, captained by Dhyan Chand
Kumkum Bhagya
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