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India overwhelmed a valiant French team, 8-1, to earn its return to the Olympic Games. Canada finished the Hero FIH Road to London tournament on a high note, winning 4-3 against Poland to grab the bronze medal. Italy defeated Singapore, 5-0, for fifth place. x 84 x 3 More
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With its hard fought 1-1 draw against Canada, France finished second in the round-robin, earning a berth in the Final when Poland failed to collect a point against India in a 4-2 loss. Italy collected its first points of the event against Singapore, 4-0. More
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India earned a hard fought 3-2 victory against Canada to top the standings with four wins. Poland did not push too much to beat Singapore 11-3, while France had its hands full breaking the Italian defence, in a 3-0 victory. More
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India defeated France, 6-2, in its first serious challenge of the competition. India is now the only team with three wins. Canada, France and Poland are tied at six points. Canada scored 15 goals to top the young Singaporean team. Poland earned its second win of the competition against Italy, 7-2. x 10 x 3 More
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The first two days of action at the Hero FIH Road to London have produced great excitement and plenty of goals, with South Africa setting themselves up as the team to beat in the women’s competition while India and France lead the way in the men’s tournament. There is still plenty of fantastic hockey to come over the coming days, but Monday’s tournament rest day is the perfect chance for you to re-live some of the outstanding matches that took place over the weekend courtesy of our free highlights videos. More
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Poland maintained its hope for a London berth, recovering from a loss to France on opening day to beat Canada, 3-2, in a tightly contested match. France had an easy task to collect its second victory, against Singapore, 9-0. India offered another goal-fest to the home crowd, winning against Italy, 8-1. x 3 More
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Canada showed that it is ready for this competition, relentlessly attacking the Italian goal to finish with a comfortable win (9-0). France won a toughly contested battle against Poland, holding on to a one-goal lead (2-1). India had an easy time, scoring 15 goals against a young Singapore team. x 12 x 3 More
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The team captains and trophies of the Hero FIH Road to London tournaments were presented at India Gate, an historical landmark downtown Delhi. The competitions will open on Saturday at Major Dhyan Chand National Hockey Stadium. The Captains of the six men’s teams and of the six women’s teams were in attendance and posed for the media with the coveted golden trophies. x 7 More
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The Men’s Hero FIH Road to London tournament starts on Saturday in Delhi, with 6 teams fighting for a single ticket for the Olympic Games this summer in London. This is the first of 3 Olympic Qualifiers, with the next two in Dublin, Ireland (March 10 to 18) and Kakamigahara, Japan (April 26 to May 6). The three winners join the nine teams already qualified through the Continental Championships last summer to make up the group of twelve to compete in London. More
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Who is the youngest player and who has the most International Caps at the Men’s Hero FIH Road to London tournament in Delhi? x 12 More
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The Hero FIH Road to London was officially launched at a press conference today in Delhi. x 4 More
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While host team India can boast an impressive collection of Olympic medals, the other participants in the Hero FIH Road to London tournament have far less Olympic experience, let alone a medal. x 4 More
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VALENCIA, Spain – Ireland, Belgium and France are heading home with mixed results after a Four Nations test series in Spain. France left from Spain directly to go to the Olympic Qualification tournament that starts Friday in New Delhi after earning a win and a loss against Belgium. More