Chennai, Dec 10, 2025

The Indian junior men’s hockey team scripted history by securing their first-ever bronze medal in the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2025 at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday. The hosts recorded a sensational 4-2 comeback win against Argentina, scoring four goals in eleven minutes to secure third place in the tournament.

Ankit Pal (49’), Manmeet Singh (52’), Shardanand Tiwari (57’), and Anmol Ekka (58’) scored for India after Nicolas Rodriguez (3’) and Santiago Fernandez (44’) had given the visitors the lead.

This is the first time that India has won the bronze medal after winning two gold medals (2001, 2016) and a silver (1997) previously, and faced heartbreak when the team missed the bronze medal in 2005, losing to Spain in a penalty stro

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