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CWG 2022: India sends full strength hockey squad, and it really makes sense

It was decided earlier by Hockey India that a second-string team would be sent for Commonwealth Games since the gap between Asian Games, the qualifying event for Paris Olympics 2024 and CWG was short

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Abhishek Singh New Delhi

4 min read Last Updated : Jun 23 2022 | 3:56 PM IST

Hockey India, the governing body of the national sport in the country, finally decided to send a full-strength squad of the Indian Men's hockey team for the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2022, being held in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

The team was announced on Monday, June 20, 2022, and it included big names like skipper Manpreet Singh, experienced goalkeeper PR Sreejesh and super striker, Mandeep Singh. It was decided earlier by Hockey India that a second-string team would be sent for Commonwealth Games since the

Topics : Indian Hockey Team Commonwealth Games Hockey World Cup Hockey India CWG Asian Games Olympics Asia cup hockey

First Published: Jun 23 2022 | 3:56 PM IST

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