Hockey

Meet Karuna Purty, who overcame debilitating poverty and illness to realise her dream of playing national-level hockey. Today, she has also trained several women who have become national players in the field

Getting the nation’s attention during the semi-finals of hockey against Argentina at Tokyo Olympics over the Indian cricket team would seem unfathomable for Neha Goyal from Haryana who started playing the sport to escape her dark reality.

Kerala's PR Sreejesh earned India a historic bronze in hockey at Tokyo Olympics with his split-second reflexes win the last 7 seconds. Here's the inspiring story behind one of India's finest goalkeepers.

The native village of Team India captain Manpreet Singh and his teammates Mandeep Singh and Varun Kumar, Punjab’s Mithapur is on cloud nine after Indian men's hockey team won a historic bronze at the Tokyo Olympics


From commentators breaking into tears to historic goals that made India erupt in joy, these viral videos reveal just how much it meant to our country to watch both its hockey teams make it to semifinals at the Tokyo Olympics.

In Jharkhand’s Simdega district, Benedict Kujur provides free hockey training to children from underprivileged backgrounds. 50 of his students have played at the state level.

Indian women's hockey team are already winners and it's not because they beat Japan to clinch the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Series Finals title. It's because they have overcome incredible odds to reach where they are today. #MakingIndiaProud #RealLifeHeroines #GirlPower

"All played brilliant hockey, but as always some were superb: Prithipal Singh, who scored 11 of India's 22 goals in the tournament will be remembered particularly for he was like the Rock of Gibraltar," said legendary radio commentator Melville De Mellow, when describing the Indian team's performance in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

She was only 14 when she made her debut to the senior Indian Women’s hockey team as the youngest player.

A remarkable leader who rubbed shoulders with Dhyan Chand and BR Ambedkar, Jaipal Singh Munda remains one of the more underappreciated figures of modern Indian history.