India vs China, Asian Champions Trophy Final: Catch all the action in images as India win a record-extending 5th title
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- India beat a dogged Chinese defence to win the final 1-0, thus defending their Asian Champions Trophy crown and winning the tournament for the fifth time.
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India competed their Asian Champions Trophy title defence by beating home favourites China 1-0 in Hulunbuir. India were already the most succesfull team in the tournament's history and have now won the title a record five times. (Hockey India)
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Jugraj Singh (right) was the unlikely goal scorer in the fourth quarter, with the assist provided expertly by captain Harmanpreet Singh (right) (Hockey India)
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China to their credit managed to ensure that India were made to work hard to get their win and even threatened the opposition defence many times despite being the lowest ranked team in the tournament. India, on the other hand, are the highest ranked team by some distance. (Hockey India)
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China were also raucously backed by the home crowd, with the tournament being held in a region that his a hot bed for hockey in the country. (Hockey India )
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India's title win comes in the wake of them winning a second consecutive Olympic medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. (Hockey India)
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