It is really good that with India qualifying for the Olympics there is something for us back home to look for during the Olympics.Now Olympic will mean much more for us giving us more sense of participation.It was good to see India playing 'attacking' hockey after ages although it is still difficult to say how they would fare against better teams like Aus,Ger...etc. All credit to the coach M Nobbs and the players.One thing which stuck me was that the match against Poland and Canada were much tougher and they look better teams than France who surprisingly made it to the Final.In fact Polish defense was solid and was looking superior to ours, especially their GK.On the other hand Indian defense looks very vulnerable although the forwards seem to be combining well with short passes , Indian Hockey style.Perhaps next 3-4 months hard work will prepare Indian Hockey to put up a good show in the Olympics.
1924 - Field Hockey introduced in Olympics, India coudn't participate due to politics 1928 - GOLD 1932 - GOLD 1936 - GOLD 1940, 42 - No olympics due to World War 2 1948 - GOLD 1952 - GOLD 1956 - GOLD 1960 - SILVER (Lost to Pakistan 0-1 in finals) 1964 - GOLD (Defeated Pakistan 1-0 in finals) 1968 - BRONZE 1972 - BRONZE 1976 - 7th Place 1980 - GOLD (but it was a depleted pool with USA boycotting the olympics) 1984 - 5th Place (lost the semifinal spot by a whisker) 1988 - 6th Place 1992 - 7th Place 1996 - 8th Place 2000 - 6th Place (lost the semifinal spot by a whisker) 2004 - 7th Place 2008 - DID NOT QUALITY (Indian Hockey hits rock bottom) 2012 - ???
1924 - Field Hockey introduced in Olympics, India coudn't participate due to politics 1928 - GOLD 1932 - GOLD 1936 - GOLD 1940, 42 - No olympics due to World War 2 1948 - GOLD 1952 - GOLD 1956 - GOLD 1960 - SILVER (Lost to Pakistan 0-1 in finals) 1964 - GOLD (Defeated Pakistan 1-0 in finals) 1968 - BRONZE 1972 - BRONZE 1976 - 7th Place 1980 - GOLD (but it was a depleted pool with USA boycotting the olympics) 1984 - 5th Place (lost the semifinal spot by a whisker) 1988 - 6th Place 1992 - 7th Place 1996 - 8th Place 2000 - 6th Place (lost the semifinal spot by a whisker) 2004 - 7th Place 2008 - DID NOT QUALITY (Indian Hockey hits rock bottom) 2012 - ???
Congragulations to the coach and the team for fighting against all odds to snatch a ticket to london. By saying that they had to fight against all odds, i meant the corrupt bosses who are running the game in the country, be it IHF or Hockey India. The suresh kalmadis and the sreenivasans are setting examples for more corrupt leaders to follow their path to filling their pockets at the expense of indian sports. Though, we won by big margins against expectedly weaker teams their scorelines against canada and poland are reasons for concerm. We had to scrape through in the match against canada, who was the next higher rank team after india in the quallifiers
This Sports minister is a ridiculous guy cant get through BCCI under RTI which is a organistaion where politicians and business man make their black money white. IPL not a game but a game with all filmstars and tv stars after the game. Shame on Kangress cant issue red corner notice to Lalit Modi and bring him back from UK. What for is this herditary party making India defunct run by some worthless lawyers and a PM who is powerless. Incredible India and Incredible PM
This Sports minister is a ridiculous guy cant get through BCCI under RTI which is a organistaion where politicians and business man make their black money white. IPL not a game but a game with all filmstars and tv stars after the game. Shame on Kangress cant issue red corner notice to Lalit Modi and bring him back from UK. What for is this herditary party making India defunct run by some worthless lawyers and a PM who is powerless. Incredible India and Incredible PM
Please get back our seniors like prabjot singh , rajpal singh, prabodh tirkey ,deepak thakur and kanwalpreet singh into the side of the olympics. These players can add to the Indian team and make it more stronger. I request the selectors to recall these players
Re: recall experienced players for olympics
by taklu on Feb 27, 2012 02:53 PM
no its good prabhjot and others are out...they were so very slow on the pitch ..the current crop is good
Re: recall experienced players for olympics
by shane sadanand on Feb 28, 2012 11:55 AM
If you need seniors why can't you go for four time Olympian Leslie Cladius( He is only 88) and Balbir Singh Sr. They are better option than the above mentioned players.
Re: Hockey
by leo gomes on Feb 27, 2012 12:30 PM
it is shame for the team who one the gold eight time and hold the record of maximum gold in single event is fighting for a berth through qualifying round after missing throgh regular tournaments like champions trophy asia cup etc NO DOUBT THEY WILL RETURN WITH EMPTY HAND
Re: Re: Hockey
by PHANIRAGHAVA ITHARAJ on Feb 27, 2012 12:39 PM
Please shut-up. If you cant encourage please stay away. Dont criticize just for the sake of it.
