Olympic Gold is Ultimate Goal for All of Us, Says Hockey Mid-fielder Rajkumar Pal

Young Indian hockey mid-fielder Rajkumar Pal says profitable a gold medal at this yr’s Olympics is the final word aim for the aspect and he and his teammates are working relentlessly in direction of ending the 41-year-old drought within the Tokyo Games. Erstwhile powerhouse of the sport, India gained final of their eight Olympic gold medals within the 1980 Moscow Games. The Tokyo Games are scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8. “An Olympic gold is the final word aim for all of us and we now have been placing in large quantity of onerous work to realize our goal on this yr’s Olympics,” said Pal Pal made his debut against world champions Belgium in the FIH Pro League last year. The 23-year-old is delighted with his progress so far with the national team and aspires to achieve more for the country in near future. “The way you start anything is very crucial and therefore I really wanted to get off to a good start in my international career. It was a dream come true for me when I got the chance to walk on the field with the Indian team for the match against Belgium in the FIH Hockey Pro League last year and I am really happy with the way things have panned out for me so far. “Then the two goals I scored against Australia in the FIH Hockey Pro League gave me a lot of confidence and I have just looked to carry forward the momentum from thereon,” mentioned the mid-fielder.