Determined to make massive contributions in massive occasions like World Cup: Gurjant Singh

Having performed a significant function in India’s silver medal-winning feat on the Commonwealth Games, nationwide hockey group ahead Gurjant Singh is now seeking to make an at subsequent 12 months’s FIH World Cup.

“I am glad that I was part of the silver medal-winning team at CWG. It’s a huge honor for me to be an Olympic and CWG medal winner,” Gurjant, who was a part of the Olympic bronze medal successful group in Tokyo, mentioned in a launch issued by Hockey India. “However, I have noted down the points that I need to improve on and I am determined to make an even bigger impact in tournaments such as the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela.”

India are set to host the lads’s hockey World Cup for the second consecutive time collectively in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela from January 13 to 29 subsequent 12 months and Gurjant hopes to get a chance of enjoying in entrance of the house crowd. “Playing within the World Cup is each hockey participant’s dream. And I actually hope I can be given the chance of enjoying the match at our house floor.

“There is always a great buzz and fanfare in Odisha and I am sure that the fans’ support will motivate us to play at our best.” The 27-year-old mentioned the Indian group’s quick focus is the FIH Hockey Pro League starting subsequent month. “We are working very laborious to place up a great present on the FIH Hockey Pro League. efficiency there’ll give us an enormous confidence enhance earlier than the all-important World Cup in Bhubaneswar-Rourkela.

“We are looking forward to the challenge and are determined to keep getting better as a side.” India will face Spain and New Zealand within the FIH Pro League in Odisha from October 28.