Asian Games 2018: Indian men hockey team thrash Hong Kong 26-0; Twitterati hail the ‘Historic moment’

This win is recorded as India's biggest International win, after breaking its own 86-year-old record of 24-1 margin held against USA in Olympics. The biggest margin win record is held by New Zealand. The team beat Samoa 36-1 in 1994.

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New Delhi | Updated: August 23, 2018 02:16 PM IST

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Asian Games 2018: The Indian hockey men’s team took the lead with quite ease. (Source: Hockey India release</span>)

It was a historic day for India’s men hockey team on Wednesday as they thrashed Hong Kong China 26-0 in the Pool B match of the ongoing Asian Games in Indonesia. This was India’s biggest International win as they broke their own 86-year-old record of 24-1 win against USA in Olympics. The record for biggest margin of victory is held by New Zealand which had defeated Samoa 36-1 in 1994.

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The Wednesday match, which the Indian hockey team took control of from the very beginning, seemed no more than a practice match with the players easily scorning against their opponents. Rupinderpal Singh took the lead by scoring the first goal in first three minutes followed by another. Many people took to social media to express their happiness and congratulate the players.

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