Indian men’s hockey team win Olympic Test event beating New Zealand 5-0 in Tokyo

Indian men’s hockey team won the Olympic Test event beating New Zealand 5-0 in Tokyo today. Captain Harmanpreet Singh, Shamsher Singh, Nilakanta Sharma, Gursahibjit Singh and Mandeep Singh scored one goal each for India at the Oi Hockey Stadium.

India had lost 1-2 to New Zealand earlier in round-robin league-stage.

Indian women’s hockey team also secured its place in the final. They played out a goal-less draw against China in the third and last round-robin match. 

With a tally of five points from their three matches, Indian eves topped the points table and will now face host Japan in the final later in the day.

The Hindu