India’s men and women are both winning big in their hockey pools at the Asian Games.
The women beat Uzbekistan 19-0 and Indonesia 17-1.
The men beat Indonesia 13-1.
Deepika scored eight goals in the women’s opener.
The men are the defending champions.
The women are in Pool B and the men in Pool A of the Asian Games hockey tournament.
India’s women’s hockey team played the Monday match at the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium.
The men’s and women’s teams both started with heavy wins, which can help in pool standings if goal difference is used to separate teams.
The Asian Games are being held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4, 2026.
Big scorelines at this stage reflect the gap between India and lower-ranked teams in the pool, and stronger opponents are expected later in the tournament.
India’s contingent for the Games has 503 athletes competing across 36 sports.
The men’s 13-1 win gave the defending champions a goal difference of plus 12 after their first match.
The women’s 19-0 win gave them a goal difference of plus 19 after their opener.
After two matches, the women’s team had scored 36 goals and conceded one.
The Indian women’s hockey team began its Asian Games 2026 campaign with a 19-0 win over Uzbekistan on Sunday, September 20.
Deepika scored eight goals in that match, including six penalty corner conversions.
Ishika, Lalthantluangi, Sakshi and Navneet were among the other scorers as India ran up the score.
On Monday, September 21, the women’s team followed up with a 17-1 win over Indonesia, with Deepika and Rutuja among those who shone.
The Indian men’s team, the defending champions, began their title defence with a 13-1 win over Indonesia on September 20.
Dilpreet Singh scored four goals in the men’s match, at the 18th, 19th, 37th and 49th minutes.
Indian women’s hockey team (file photo), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
