~ Hockey India of their month-long marketing campaign to have a good time 100 years of Indian hockey, deep-dives into nostalgia celebrating and remembering the heroes of the game who created a legacy that continues to dominate the sporting world ~
 New Delhi, 5 November, 2025: Within the final half a decade, the Indian Males’s Hockey Workforce have bagged two bronze medals on the Olympic Video games, and that introduced a number of pleasure to the fraternity. India needed to wait a bit earlier than experiencing Olympic glory, however that was not the case for the main a part of the final 100 years. With 13 medals on the Olympic Video games, and three on the World Cup, India is among the many most adorned groups within the sport.
Reflecting on India’s wonderful historical past, a two-time World Cup medallist (1973 and 1975) and an Olympic medallist (1972), BP Govinda stated, “It’s a good factor and an enormous achievement that we will have a good time such an excellent 100 years of Indian hockey. The journey began all the way in which again in 1928 with our first Olympic medal, and we’re all very pleased that Hockey India is making a celebration of this landmark of 100 years.”
Thought-about to be one of many quickest gamers throughout his period, BP Govinda was an important a part of the Indian crew. In 1973, it was his objective that helped India overcome Pakistan in an exciting semi-final, earlier than they went onto end with Silver. Within the subsequent World Cup in 1975, BP Govinda once more performed an enormous function within the crew’s success, scoring essential targets within the match, as India outclassed arch-rivals Pakistan within the ultimate to win the coveted Gold medal. Reflecting on the recollections of these World Cup campaigns, BP Govinda stated, “1975 World Cup we actually outclassed Pakistan within the finals, however earlier than that Malaysia gave us a really powerful time within the semifinals.”
He additional added, “After we received the Gold medal in 1975 within the World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, there is no such thing as a phrases to precise the sensation. All of the members of the Indian crew had been overjoyed, and there was a number of feelings, because it was a primary World Cup Gold medal, and naturally we had been all very thrilled to face on the rostrum.”
Now as a former participant, and a fan of the game, BP Govinda believes the present technology of gamers ought to all the time purpose excessive. He stated, “As a crew, the Indian Males’s Hockey Workforce ought to all the time anticipate lots from themselves. It is very important be aiming for the highest prize, the crew ought to all the time purpose for a Gold medal. We have now received two bronze medals within the final two Olympics, I hope we will make it higher within the subsequent Olympics and World Cups.”
Hockey India within the following days will carry extra such nostalgic tales from the icons of yesteryears with an intent to relive the historic contribution by the legends of the game that put India on the world sporting map over the previous 100 years.
