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Indian Men’s Hockey Team were crowned the Hero Asia Cup Rajgir, Bihar 2025 winners after they convincingly beat Korea 4-1 in an exciting final here at the Rajgir Sports Complex with the stadium packed to the brim as locals turned up in large numbers to cheer the home team. With this win, India have ended the eight-year long wait to regain supremacy in the continent. The last time they won the Asia Cup was in 2017, Dhaka. Today, goals were scored by Dilpreet Singh (28′,45′), Sukhjeet Singh (1′) and Amit Rohidas (50′).
Following this historic win, Hockey India announced INR 3 lakh each to players and INR 1.5 lakh to the support staff.
India got off to a rocking start with Sukhjeet Singh scoring for the hosts within 30 seconds of the start of the game. It was a fine assist from Captain Harmanpreet Singh which was picked up brilliantly by the forward and powerfully struck a tomahawk past the Korean goalie Jaehan Kim.
The 4-1 scoreline hardly affected India’s determination to lift the title. They held on to the lead in the dying minutes to end the eight-year long wait.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi twwted on X
Congratulations to our Men’s Hockey Team for their splendid win in the Asia Cup 2025 held in Rajgir, Bihar. This win is even more special because they have defeated the defending champions, South Korea! This is a proud moment for Indian hockey and Indian sports. May our players continue to scale even greater heights and bring more glory to the nation!
Congratulations to our Men’s Hockey Team for their splendid win in the Asia Cup 2025 held in Rajgir, Bihar. This win is even more special because they have defeated the defending champions, South Korea!
This is a proud moment for Indian hockey and Indian sports. May our players… pic.twitter.com/zjEexa2gCN
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 7, 2025
