Indian Hockey Team is ready to face the World's Best and create history yet again at Paris!🇮🇳

Tonight, team India will play their first match at Paris Olympics.

Three years ago in Tokyo, Indian hockey was having its moment. The men's team ended a 41-year wait for an Olympic medal while the women made rapid strides, finishing fourth at the Games.

But in 2024, Indian hockey is not the same. The men's team made it to Paris by winning the gold at the Asian Games, but the style and philosophy has undergone a drastic change under Craig Fulton and the women's team failed to qualify for the Paris Olympics.

✅ 8 Gold Medals

✅ 1 Silver Medal

✅ 3 Bronze Medals

✅ End of 40-year wait at Tokyo

The challenge is to better last time's performance, which means changing the medal colour, which can prove to be a huge task for Fulton's team.

The first task for India is to finish in the top four of their group to qualify for the quarterfinal. Finishing in the top four in a group of six doesn't seem so tough, but it can get tricky.

India absolutely need a good start to their campaign in order to avoid a messy situation at the end because their last two group matches are against defending Olympic champions Belgium and Australia, a team which has perennially been a problem. This means that Harmanpreet Singh and co. have to find wins in the first three matches. Both New Zealand and Ireland are ranked below, and India have beaten them and Argentina in the recent season of Pro League.

CHAK DE INDIA! INDIAN HOCKEY!🔥 let's see how India will perform.