Indian hockey group captain Harmanpreet Singh. File
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Indian males’s hockey group captain Harmanpreet Singh on Wednesday stated with 100 days left for the Paris Olympics, daily, each follow and each drill will rely in direction of constructing momentum to shine on the largest sporting stage.
Final version’s bronze medallist India are presently positioned sixth on this planet, however Harmanpreet stated they’re hungry to enhance upon their Tokyo end in Paris.
The star drag-flicker’s feedback got here following India’s dismal present within the current tour of Australia, the place they had been whitewashed 0-5 by the hosts.
“We simply returned from the extreme Australia tour. After a brief break, we’ll hit the grind once more. With solely 100 days to go till the Paris Olympics, the thrill within the group is rising,” Harmanpreet stated in a Hockey India launch.
“The unity of our group continues to develop, fuelled by our shared objective to clinch the gold medal. Craig Fulton, our chief coach, retains us on observe with the Olympics countdown in our weekly schedule.
“Every single day counts, each follow, each drill — it is all about constructing in direction of that second on the Olympic stage. All in all, we’re hungry, we’re centered, and we’re able to shine,” he added.
India certified for the Paris Olympics by profitable gold medal in final yr’s Hangzhou Asian Video games.
India vice-captain Hardik Singh stated the necessity of the hour is to iron out the gray areas earlier than the Paris Video games.
“The Australia Assessments highlighted the areas that we have to enhance, and upon our return to camp, we purpose to guarantee that we iron out any remaining points nicely in time for the Paris 2024 Olympics,” he stated.
“We are going to give our greatest on every of the 100 remaining days to guarantee that our pursuit for the gold medal on the Olympics is profitable,” he added.
In Paris Olympics, India are clubbed alongside defending champions Belgium, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand and Eire in Pool B.
India will play their opener in opposition to New Zealand on July 27.