07-Sep-2025
India emerged champions of the 12th Mens Asia Cup Hockey Tournament with a 4-1 convincing win in the final against defending champions Korea at Rajgir Stadium in Rajgir, Bihar today. With this victory, India qualified the FIH Mens Hockey World Cup 2026 to be hosted jointly by Belgium and Netherlands.
Odisha defender Amit Rohidas scored one of the four goals for India in the final match. Malaysia won the bronze medal, defeating China 3-1 earlier in the day. India regained the Asia Cup trophy after a gap of eight years.
This was the fourth title triumph for India with the country winning the first three times in 2003, 2007 and 2017. Following this historic win, Hockey India announced Rs 3 lakh for each player and Rs 1.5 lakh for the support staff. India forward Abhishek bagged the award as the Player of the Tournament.
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