Ten debutants in Indian men’s hockey squad for Tokyo Olympics
BENGALURU:
India on Friday name 10 Olympic debutants in its 16-member men’s hockey squad, which also features seasoned performers like PR Sreejesh and Manpreet Singh, for the Tokyo Games next month.
The experienced Olympic campaigners include goalkeeper Sreejesh, midfielder Manpreet, defenders Harmanpreet Singh, Rupinder Pal Singh and Surender Kumar and forward Mandeep Singh.
Honour to be part of Tokyo Olympic 2020 team . I would like to thanks each and everyone for your love and support . @TheHockeyIndia @Media_SAI pic.twitter.com/nOSpPSgImH
— Harmanpreet Singh (@13harmanpreet) June 18, 2021
Veteran defender Birendra Lakra , who missed the 2016 Rio Games due to a knee injury, has also been named in the side.
The Sqaud: Goalkeepers: PR Sreejesh Defenders: Harmanpreet Singh, Rupinder Pal Singh, Surender Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Birendra Lakra Midfielders: Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Nilakanta Sharma, Sumit Forwards: Shamsher Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Gurjant Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Mandeep Singh. PTI
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