{"id":8356,"date":"2012-02-27T02:37:55","date_gmt":"2012-02-27T00:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/02\/olympics-india-qualify-for-mens-hockey-in-london\/"},"modified":"2012-02-27T02:37:55","modified_gmt":"2012-02-27T00:37:55","slug":"olympics-india-qualify-for-mens-hockey-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/olympics-india-qualify-for-mens-hockey-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympics-India qualify for men’s hockey in London"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NEW DELHI<\/span> Feb 26 (Reuters) – Eight-time champions
\nIndia secured their place in the men’s hockey event at this
\nyear’s London Olympics after routing France 8-1 in the final of
\na qualifying tournament on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Drag-flicker Sandeep Singh continued his goal-scoring spree,
\nslotting five more in the final as India, who won the last of
\ntheir eight gold medals in 1980, returned to the Olympics after
\nmissing Beijing in 2008.<\/p>\n

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South Africa qualified for the women’s event, having beaten
\nhosts India 3-1 in Saturday’s final at the same Dhyan Chand
\nNational Stadium.<\/p>\n

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The Indian women’s team returned to join the country’s
\nsports minister and a host of former Olympians to cheer for
\ntheir male compatriots, who did not let them down.<\/p>\n

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India went to the final with an unbeaten record, having
\nscored 36 goals in the first five games, and they went on to
\nbetter their 6-2 victory against the Frenchmen in Tuesday’s pool
\nmatch.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

India opened their account with Birender Lakra’s 17th minute
\nstrike but France did well to restrict them to 3-1 at half time.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Singh, having scored from two penalty corners in the first
\nhalf, returned to convert three more to enhance his reputation
\nas a leading drag-flick expert and finish with 16 goals from six
\nmatches.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Simon Martin-Brisac scored the lone goal for the French side
\nwhile S.V. Sunil and V.R.Raghunath were India’s other
\ngoal-getters.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

(Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; Editing by
\nAlan Baldwin)
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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