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Harmanpreet to lead 16-man Indian hockey squad at Paris Olympics

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Harmanpreet To Lead 16-man Indian Hockey Squad At Paris Olympics

By IANS News June 26, 2024 • 14:34 PM View: 243

Raj Kumar Pal: Hockey India on Wednesday announced the 16-member Indian men’s hockey team that will compete for the top honours at the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics, scheduled from July 26 to August 11 in the French capital.

The team, with five Olympic debutants, will be led by ace drag-flicker and defender Harmanpreet Singh, with powerful midfielder Hardik Singh as the vice-captain.

Harmanpreet is set to play in his third Olympics, having debuted as the youngest member of the Indian squad at the 2016 Rio Olympics and subsequently contributing to the bronze medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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