Olympic gold is ultimate goal for all of us, says hockey mid-fielder Rajkumar Pal
The Hindu
The Tokyo Games are scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8.
Young Indian hockey mid-fielder Rajkumar Pal says winning a gold medal at this year’s Olympics is the ultimate goal for the side and he and his teammates are working relentlessly towards ending the 41-year-old drought in the Tokyo Games. Erstwhile powerhouse of the game, India won last of their eight Olympic gold medals in the 1980 Moscow Games. The Tokyo Games are scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8. “An Olympic gold is the ultimate goal for all of us and we have been putting in tremendous amount of hard work to achieve our target in this year’s Olympics,” said Pal Pal made his debut against world champions Belgium in the FIH Pro League last year. The 23-year-old is delighted with his progress so far with the national team and aspires to achieve more for the country in near future.
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