Bengaluru (Karnataka)[India], September 8 (ANI): Having made the lower for the 18-member squad for the nineteenth Asian Games Hangzhou 2022, the Indian Men’s Hockey workforce ahead Gurjant Singh is trying to make an affect along with his abilities and expertise as he oozes confidence forward of the big-ticket occasion.
The 28-year-old ahead, who made his senior workforce debut in opposition to Belgium throughout a Test Series in 2017, missed out on the earlier version of the Asian Games as a result of an harm. This can be Gurjant’s first look on the marquee occasion.
“I missed the previous edition of the Asian Games due to an injury, I had to follow the team from home, which was pretty difficult for me. But, I am honoured and excited to have gotten the chance this time to represent my country at the prestigious event. I have worked hard on my skills over the past few months and I am looking forward to giving my absolute best to help the team achieve the goal,” he stated, in accordance with Hockey India launch.
One of the mainstays in India’s present forwardline, Gurjant was launched to hockey by his cousin brother who lived in Batala, about 40 km from his birthplace Amritsar, Punjab. He honed his abilities on the Chandigarh Hockey Academy earlier than serving to India clinch the 2016 FIH Junior Men’s World Cup in Lucknow. He went on to contribute to the Indian Team’s memorable victories, which embrace the Bronze medal win on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, third place end on the FIH Pro League 2022/23, Silver medal win on the Commonwealth Games 2022 and the latest Asian Champions Trophy 2023 glory.
Speaking about his function on the upcoming Asian Games, the ahead stated, “It has been a wonderful journey so far. I have always got the support from my teammates and I am really grateful for that. I have been part of the team for quite some time now, and I have grown and learned a lot as a player in the past couple of years. My role at the Asian Games will be different, it will be about taking that ownership, and the focus will be on executing my finishing skills to the T.”India are grouped with Pakistan, Japan, Bangladesh, Singapore and Uzbekistan in Pool A. They will open their Asian Games marketing campaign in opposition to Uzbekistan on September 24, 2023.
Gurjant, who has made 91 worldwide appearances to this point, stated that the workforce can be specializing in enjoying good hockey and executing their plans. “We know what is at stake; all the teams will be aiming for nothing short of winning the Gold. It will certainly be tough, but we are up for the challenge, and will give our everything to win the Gold and ultimately qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics””Although we won against some of the teams at the Asian Champions Trophy in Chennai, we can’t take that for granted. There are quality teams, our focus will be on playing good hockey and executing our plans,” he concluded. (ANI)