Junior Hockey World Cup 2016 Indian Team
November 24 2016 1 16 pm ist.
Junior hockey world cup 2016 indian team. The 2016 edition was held between 8 18 december 2016 in lukhnow india with india defeating belgium 2 1 in the final. In front of a jam packed crowd at major dhyan chand stadium the boys in blue led by skipper harjeet singh showed a lot of aggression to topple their spanish opponents. Congratulate the indian team on their victory.
Press trust of india. The 2016 men s hockey junior world cup was the 11th edition of the hockey junior world cup for men an international field hockey tournament. Hockey junior world cup 2016.
The 2016 men s hockey junior world cup is scheduled to be the 11th edition of the hockey junior world cup for men an international field hockey tournament. Mid fielder harjeet singh will lead the 18 member indian men s hockey team in the junior world cup to be held here from december 8 to 18. A total of sixteen teams competed for the title.
Germany won the third place match by defeating australia 3 0. It will be held between 8 18 december 2016 in lucknow india total 16 teams divided into 4 pools groups each pool consists 4 teams in junior men s hockey world cup 2016. The last time the junior indian team won the world cup was in 2000 pti photo new delhi.
India also became the first host nation to win the junior world cup. Host nation india won the tournament for the second time after defeating belgium 2 1 in the final. 3 india are also the first and only nation to win any type of medal in junior world cup as a host.
Junior hockey team captain harjit singh defied all obstacles on way to. It was held in lucknow india from 8 18 december 2016. Continuing their good run in the ongoing junior hockey world cup 2016 indian team defeated spain 2 1 on wednesday to book their berth for semi final.
Having soared unbeaten into the knockouts of the 2016 hockey junior world cup.