Focus on direct qualification for 2024 Olympics: Hardik Singh
The Hindu
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Eager to change the shade of the , the Indian men’s hockey team is now focussing on directly qualifying for the Paris Olympics by winning next year’s Asian Games, says young midfielder Hardik Singh.
With the all-important Asian Games scheduled to be held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China from September 10 to 25 next year, the team’s top priority will be to qualify for the Paris Olympics by winning the gold at the continental tournament.
“We are eager to begin our quest for gold at the Paris Olympics. We will have to approach step-by-step, and our first step will be to qualify directly for the Olympic Games 2024 by winning Gold at the 2022 Asian Games,” Hardik said in a Hockey India media release.
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