We are ready to shine at the Olympics Games: Indian men’s hockey captain Harmanpreet
Indian men’s hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh on Wednesday said with 100 days left for the Paris Olympics, every day, every practice and every drill will count towards building momentum to shine at the biggest sporting stage.
Hungry to improve
Harmanpreet said they are hungry to improve upon their Tokyo result in Paris.
The star drag-icker’s comments came following India’s dismal show in the recent tour of Australia, where it was whitewashed 0-5 by the host.
“We just returned from the intense Australia tour. After a short break, we will
Gunning for gold:
Harmanpreet says the team is hungry for success at the Olympics.
hit the grind again. With only 100 days to go until the Paris Olympics, the excitement in the team is growing,” Harmanpreet said in a Hockey India release.
“The unity of our team
continues to grow, fuelled by our shared goal to clinch the gold medal. Craig Fulton, our chief coach, keeps us on track with the Olympics countdown in our weekly schedule.
“Every day counts, every practice, every drill —it’s all about building towards that moment on the Olympic stage. All in all, we’re hungry, we’re focused, and we’re ready to shine,” he added.
India qualied for the Paris Olympic Games by winning gold medal in last year’s Hangzhou Asian Games.
India vice-captain Hardik Singh said the need of the hour is to iron out the grey areas before the Paris Games.
“The Australia Tests highlighted the areas that we need to improve, and upon our return to camp, we aim to make sure that we iron out any remaining issues well in time for the Paris 2024 Olympics,” he said.
“We will give our best on each of the 100 remaining days to make sure that our pursuit for the gold medal at the Olympics is successful,” he added.
In Paris Olympics, India is clubbed alongside defending champions Belgium, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand and Ireland in Pool-B.
India will play its opener against New Zealand on July 27.
We will give our best on each of the 100 remaining days to make sure that our pursuit for the gold medal at the Olympics is successful — HARMANPREET