Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Indian men’s hockey team for winning the Asia Cup 2025 held in Bihar’s Rajgir, and said this is a proud moment for Indian hockey and Indian sports.
Modi also appreciated the state government and people of Bihar, “whose efforts have ensured Rajgir hosted a brilliant tournament and has become a vibrant sporting hub”.
India ended the tournament with an unbeaten record — five wins and one draw. The Harmanpreet Singh-led side won all their three pool matches. In the Super 4s, they beat Malaysia and China 4-1 and 7-0 respectively after playing out a 2-2 draw against South Korea.
This is India’s fourth Asia Cup title, having earlier won the tournament in 2003, 2007, and 2017. India had last won the title in 2017 in Dhaka following successes in the 2003 (Kuala Lumpur) and 2007 (Chennai) editions of the continental tournament. South Korea have won the tournament five times — in 1994, 1999, 2009, 2013 and 2022.
The title ensured India’s men’s hockey team direct entry into next year’s FIH World Cup to be jointly hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands from August 14 to 30.
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