Bangalore: After excelling in the Olympic qualifiers in New Delhi, ace Indian dragflicker Sandeep Singh has now set a target of scoring more goals in the upcoming London Olympics starting July.
"I had set a target to score more goals in Olympic qualifiers and will continue to do so in the London Olympics and do well to see India through in the mega sports event," said Sandeep, who scored five goals in the finals of Olympic qualifiers against France.
He was speaking on the sidelines of a function organised by Hockey India (HI) to felicitate Team India's performance in Olympic qualifiers in February. On playing on the blue turf with yellow balls at the Olympics, Sandeep said his team had not played on it but would know the difference only after playing a couple of matches.
He, however, said that the team was not much worried about the blue or green turfs and they were mentally prepared to take on the field and play for win.
"On earlier occasions we have played on various turfs in different countries and performed well. We are playing attacking and aggressive hockey," he said.
Asserting that the team would go all out for a win, he said that one thing etched in Team India's mind was that 'no mercy' would be shown to any side. In the programme, HI honoured all the 18 players of the winning Olympic qualifying team with Rs 1 lakh and one Ipad to each of them. HI also felicitated the support staff of the winning team and presented each with Rs 50,000 and an Ipad.
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