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Asian Games: Yashdeep Siwach Wins Hockey Gold, Secures Olympic Ticket
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News18•04-10-2026, 15:04
Asian Games: Yashdeep Siwach Wins Hockey Gold, Secures Olympic Ticket
- •Indian men's and women's hockey teams won gold medals at the Asian Games, directly qualifying for the Olympics.
- •Yashdeep Siwach, son of former captain Pritam Siwach and Kuldeep Siwach, was a key member of the gold-winning men's team.
- •Pritam Siwach expressed immense pride as both her disciples (women's team) and son achieved gold.
- •Yashdeep, whose parents were international players, started hockey in childhood and has been with the national team for six years.
- •Sonepat is emerging as a major hockey hub, with multiple players from the district in both men's and women's national teams.
Key Questions Answered
Yashdeep Siwach was a key member of the Indian men's hockey team that secured a 5-1 victory in the final, winning the gold medal and directly qualifying for the Olympics.
Yashdeep comes from a prominent hockey family in Sonepat; his mother is former India women's captain and Dronacharya Awardee Pritam Siwach, and his father Kuldeep Siwach is a former international player and coach.
Pritam Siwach expressed immense pride and described it as a moment of double joy, noting that her daughters had won gold the day before and now her son had repeated history.
