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Manpreet Singh: Captain of Men's Hockey Team for Tokyo Olympics
- 23 Jun 2021
- Hockey India has named midfielder Manpreet Singh as captain of the 16-member Olympic-bound men’s hockey team. This will be Manpreet’s third Olympics.
- Experienced defenders, Birendra Lakra and Harmanpreet Singh, were named vice-captains.
- Under Manpreet’s captaincy, the Indian team won the Asia Cup in 2017, the Asian Champions Trophy in 2018 and the FIH Series Final in 2019.
- India will begin their campaign in Tokyo on July 24 when they take on New Zealand in their first Pool stage match.
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