New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey termed the Asian Games gold-medal winning effort by the Harmanpreet Singh-led side as a “team effort”, and added that while one mission has been accomplished, preparations will start immediately for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

India defeated defending champions Japan 5-1 to win the men’s hockey gold medal at Hangzhou and qualify for next year’s Paris Olympics.

“The most important thing is that we have qualified directly for the Olympics. Now, we will not have to go through the qualifiers and we will be able to focus on our preparation,” Tirkey, a former defender and member of the gold-winning team at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, told

Source: PTI News