Amritsar, Sept. 8 -- After clinching the Men's Asia Cup with a comfortable 4-1 win over defending champions South Korea at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium on Sunday, Indian Hockey team skipper Harmanpreet Singh hailed the crowd at Rajgir for supporting the team throughout the tournament.

With this win, India has ended the eight-year-long wait to regain supremacy on the continent. With this win, India has qualified for the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup 2026 in the Netherlands and Belgium.

The last time India won the Hockey World Cup was in 1975, and in the previous World Cup, they lost to New Zealand in the crossovers.

While speaking to ANI, Indian hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh said, "We have qualified for the World Cup with this tournam...