Over the past few years, the Indian Men and Women's Hockey Teams have made yoga a part of their routine. With the game demanding the best out of the players, practicing yoga has had several benefits in keeping their minds and body fit.
Hockey Jharkhand, Le Puducherry Hockey and Hockey Punjab registered victories in their respective matches on Day 6 of the ongoing 13th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2023 at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, Rourkela, Odisha.
Indian hockey team lost 1-2 and won 5-1 against Belgium, while they lost 2-4 and won 4-4 (4-2) in the shootout against Great Britain. In the doubleheader against Argentina, India won 3-0 and 2-1, while the team lost 1-4 and 2-3 against the Netherlands.
Born to a modest family, Uttam grew up in Karampur district in Uttar Pradesh, before he moved to Ludhiana Hockey Academy to pursue his passion for hockey.
After registering a stellar 22-0 victory over Uzbekistan in their opening game, India picked up a comeback 2-1 win over Malaysia before fighting back against Korea to secure a 2-2 draw.
The Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team kicked off their Women's Junior Asia Cup 2023 campaign in emphatic fashion as they defeated Uzbekistan 22-0 in their first game of the tournament in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, Japan on Saturday.
The Women's Junior Asia Cup 2023, which will be played from June 2 to June 11, will also serve as the qualifying event for the forthcoming FIH Junior Women's World Cup 2023.
And the other five countries- Kazakhstan, Hong Kong China, Chinese Taipei, Uzbekistan and Indonesia - qualified through the Women's Junior AHF Cup which was held in Taldykorgan Kazakhstan in October last year.