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FIH Pro League:  Indian men's hockey team chief coach Craig Fulton on Friday said he was not surprised that his team reclaimed the Asian Games gold and said this gives them more than one year to plan and implement a programme for the Olympic Games in Paris.

"I am not surprised that we won the gold and qualified for the Olympic Games in Paris. We have played well and had good wins. The semifinal (win over South Korea) was a tough match," the coach after his team defeated Japan 5-1 in the final to win their fourth-ever gold medal in the Asian Games.

Later in the official press conference, the coach elaborated on the victory by saying that it gives them time to prepare for the Paris Olympics.