- India’s men’s hockey team won the Men’s Hockey 5s Asia Cup 2023 in Salalah, Oman by defeating Pakistan in the final.
- India also qualified for the FIH Men’s Hockey 5s World Cup Oman 2024 with this win.
- India’s win against Pakistan in the final was India’s first win in the Hockey 5s format after the previous three encounters.
- India came back from 2-4 down, which was followed by a penalty shootout, where they emerged victorious.
- Maninder Singh scored an important goal for India in the shootout.
- In the semi-finals, India defeated Malaysia by a score of 10-4 and Pakistan reached the final after defeating Oman by a score of 7-3.
- Hockey India announced a reward of Rs 2 lakh to each player and Rs 1 lakh to the support staff for their outstanding performance.
Hockey5s World Cup
- The 2024 Hockey 5s World Cup marks the inaugural edition of the FIH Hockey 5s World Cup, a global competition for men’s and women’s national hockey 5s teams every four years.
- The tournament, scheduled for January 2024,will be held in the city ofMuscat in Oman.