Mumbai: India’s hockey player Rupinder Pal Singh has decided to make room for the youth brigade. Rupinder, who was a part of India’s historic journey to a bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics, said that he is happy and satisfied to win a medal in the showpiece event. Rupinder announced this on Twitter on Thursday.
“I would like to inform you about my decision to retire from the Indian hockey team. The past couple of months have undoubtedly been the best days of my life. Standing on the podium in Tokyo along with my teammates with whom I have shared some of the most incredible experiences of my life was a feeling I will cherish forever. I believe it is time for me to make way for young and talented players to experience every great joy I have felt in these last 13 years of representing India. I have had the honour of wearing the India jersey in 223 matches and each of these matches are special for I had the privilege of playing for this great sport-loving nation,” he wrote.
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Rupinder also thanked his fans, Hockey India, his coaches and friends who played a big role in his journey.
Meanwhile, with the all-important Asian Games scheduled to be held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China from September 10-25, 2022, the team’s top priority will be to qualify for the Paris Olympics by winning the gold at Asian Games.
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