News for 01 January 2022
All the news for Saturday 1 January 2022
Manpreet Singh: The barometer of Indian hockey
It is no coincidence that the story of India's resurgence at Tokyo is interwoven with captain Manpreet Singh's emergence.
By Mihir Vasavda
Indian Men's Hockey Captain Manpreet Singh.
Manpreet Singh was too small to understand the intricacies. But he remembers waking up in the middle of the night after a knock on the door, his mother and two brothers gingerly opening it, and watching his father standing outside, expressionless and impassive.
From Rio 2016 to Tokyo 2020, Indian women's hockey team has come a long way, says Rani Rampal
The Indian women's team narrowly missed out on a historic bronze in Tokyo in 2021 but recorded its best-ever performance at the Olympics.
Indian women's hockey team finished fourth in Tokyo Olympics 2020. Image: Twitter/@imranirampal
New Delhi: Indian women's hockey team skipper Rani Rampal feels their memorable run at the Tokyo Olympics has taught the players to perform under extreme pressure.
Umpire McClean trusted into the spotlight once again
T&T’s top international hockey umpire Ayanna McClean took charge of her fourth match in the Women’s preliminary round match in the hockey tournament between Argentina and Japan at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games at the Oi Hockey Stadium in Tokyo, Japan in July. Argentina won 2-1.
On Wednesday evening, the T&T Olympic Committee (TTOC) crowned cyclist Nicholas Paul and track and field athlete Michelle-Lee Ahye as its Senior Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year respectively for 2021.