India, Nov. 30 -- The Indian men's hockey team suffered a 0-1 loss in the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup as Belgium picked up their first title at the six-team tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia, on Sunday.

Searching for their sixth title at the invitational competition, and first since 2010, a second-string Indian team fought hard but Thibeau Stockbroekx's 34th minute field goal was enough for the European side to lift their first crown at the Sultan Azlan Shah Stadium in two outings, the previous being in 2008 when they finished sixth out of seven teams.

In the league stage, India had beaten South Korea (1-0), hosts Malaysia (4-3), New Zealand (3-2) and Canada (14-3) but had lost to the 2023 World Cup silver medallists (2-3).

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