Hockey: India lift 5th Asian Champions Trophy, beat China1-0

Defending champions India added another trophy to its cabinet as it eked out a fighting 1-0 win over hosts China to claim their fifth Hero Asian Champions Trophy hockey title on Tuesday.

The Indian hockey team. Photo courtesy: x.com/India_AllSports
The Indian hockey team. Photo courtesy: x.com/India_AllSports

It was not easy for the favourites and Paris Olympics bronze medallist as they failed to break the Chinese defence in the first three quarters.

Eventually, defender Jugraj Singh broke the deadlock as he scored a rare field goal in the 51st minute to hand his team the title.

Earlier in the day, Pakistan defeated Korea 5-2 to claim the third spot in the six-team competition.