Games-India Beat Pakistan in Final to Complete Cricket Double
- On Saturday, India's men's hockey team defeated Malaysia 5-1 in Aichi-Nagoya, clinching gold at the Asian Games and securing a spot at the LA 2028 Olympics alongside USA and Belgium.
- India successfully defended its Asian Games gold medal for the first time, securing consecutive titles in 2022 and 2026, marking the nation's fifth men's hockey gold at the continental event.
- Manpreet Singh became the first Indian hockey player to win three Asian Games gold medals, while goals from Harmanpreet Singh, Jugraj Singh, Hardik SIngh, and Shilanand Lakra secured the final victory.
- The women's team also sealed their own Olympic spot after defeating China in the gold medal match on Friday, marking the first time both Indian hockey teams won gold at the same Asian Games.
- This victory contributes to India's total of 85 medals at the Asian Games, including 21 gold, 27 silver, and 37 bronze; hockey is only the third Indian team sport to register a double-gold podium finish.
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India extended their dominance over arch-rivals Pakistan with a 19-run win in the men’s final on Saturday, completing an Asian Games cricket double in Nisshin on the outskirts of Nagoya. The Twenty20 world champions piled up 211-6, the highest total of the men’s competition, thanks to blistering half-centuries from opener Abhishek Sharma (61) and Tilak […]
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