The 30-year-old Rupinder, regarded as one of the best drag-flickers of the country, represented India in 223 matches.
Amid beats of dhol, traditional dance and cheers, the hockey teams were given a grand welcome at the Biju Patnaik International airport.
Odisha Hockey Promotion Council Chairman Dilip Tirkey, Abhijit Paul of Odisha Olympic Association, several other officials and members of the public were also there to welcome the players who scripted history.
A total of 89 multipurpose indoor stadiums will be built across Odisha to develop sports infrastructure in the State, informed a government press release following a State Cabinet meet
The Indian men's team, which ended a 41-year-old medal drought by clinching a historic bronze in the Olympics, was placed behind gold-medallist Belgium and silver-medallist Australia.
Coach Sjoerd Marijne said the girls should be proud that they achieved something bigger than a medal.
But the maiden Olympic medal remained out of bounds as world no.4 Great Britain, who were gold-winners in the 2016 Rio Games, came out on top in the pulsating encounter.
In a pulsating bronze play-off, India edged past Germany 5-4 to earn a podium finish at the Games after 41 years.
The Indians still have a chance to secure an elusive medal from the Olympics as they will feature in the bronze medal match on Thursday.
Indian men's hockey team goes down 2-5 to Belgium in Olympic Games semifinals, to compete for bronze medal now.
The Indian women's hockey team made history on Monday as it stormed into the semifinals of the Olympic Games hockey tournament for the first time.
India will now need to win their final Pool A match against South Africa on Saturday and hope Ireland loses to Great Britain to seal their quarterfinal berth.
Bhubaneswar: ‘Hockey Hai Zindegi’ (Hockey Is Life), a book on the struggle of tribal hockey players of Odisha was released by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday. The book was released at a function orgainsed by the National Yuva Cooperative Society Limited. Written by noted sports journalist Satyendra Pal Singh, the book is about the […]
Bhubaneswar: Proving that his heart too beats for hockey, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar will be flying down to Bhubaneswar to witness the final match of Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 at Kalinga Stadium tomorrow. The master blaster today took to Twitter to confirm his presence for the final match. He also congratulated Odisha Chief Minister […]
Bhubaneswar: The much-awaited Pool C match between India and Belgium of the on-going Hockey World Cup ended in a 2-2 draw at Kalinga stadium here today. India recovered from a slow start to produce a superb second half performance to hold title contenders Belgium to draw. Alexander Hendrickx drew first blood for Belgium when he […]
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