10 greatest moments in Indian hockey history

#4 Asian Games 2014

India players celebrate after defeating Pakistan during the men's hockey gold medal match

The field hockey event of the 2014 Asian Games was held in Incheon, South Korea and the winners would qualify automatically for the Rio Olympics 2016. This gave the Indians more purpose to perform well in the tournament.

The Indian hockey team, seeded ninth in the FIH World Rankings, were pooled with Pakistan in the group fixtures. Both progressed to the final where India defeated their rivals in the penalty shoot-out after the game was tied at 1-1.

After 16 years, India won the Gold medal in Asian Games men's hockey tournament and consequently earned a direct berth to the 2016 Summer Olympics hockey tournament.