Chronicling India's hockey performances at the Olympics from Atlanta 1996 to London 2012

2012 London Games

The latest instalment was no better than the previous one with India struggling to qualify through the round-about qualification stage instead of as continental champions, as is usually expected of the team. In the main rounds, India lost all the 5 matches in the league stage with a combined goal difference of -12.

It was another repetition of India’s dismal performance at the Olympics over the last decade. The sheen and glory seemed to have temporarily left the team. Once world-beaters, the Indian Team continues to languish towards the bottom of the top 10 in the world rankings nowadays.

But as they say, when you are down and out, the only way to go is up. Let’s keep our finger’s crossed for a hopefully better performance from the lads and ladies in Blue this time around. Lots of vocal and moral support is what will keep them going towards victory.