New Delhi: Indian Male Hockey midfielder Nilakanta Sharma hopes his contribution to the achievement of the country’s bronze medal winner at the Tokyo Olympics will inspire the generation of young people from Manipur States to take sports professionally.
Nilakanta is a cog vital in the midfield of India in Tokyo, where the country ended the 41-year-old Olympic medal drought.
Before Tokyo, India’s last medal – Gold – came in the Moscow 1980 game.
“There must be a lot of potential for Manipur hockey to grow further.
Many good things happen in the state and emphasis are on creating good infrastructure.
I hope my appearance in Tokyo It has inspired more young people from my country to take more.
Hockey, “said the 26-year-old player in the release of Indian hockey.
Nilakanta, which was promoted to senior rating in 2017, a year after winning the Junior World Cup FIH in Lucknow, believes the key to success for continuous players.
He targets more victory next year.
“I have had time to contract about my own performance over the past few years with the senior team.
I think I was very lucky to have played together with some of the best players in India and have been able to learn a lot from them.” I always like to keep things Simple and carry out what is expected from me.
Every player is assigned a certain role by the coach and I just try to keep doing it, “he said.” I believe there is plenty of space for me to improve my own game from here and build this performance in Tokyo.
It was truly an extraordinary feeling to win a bronze medal.
“Take a break after success in Tokyo, Nilakanta wants to regroup with his team-mate in Sai Center in Bengaluru when the National Camp starts next month.” We will now sit as a team and analyze our performance at the Olympics.
I personally like meeting this team because everyone contributes and must cross their views.
“We discuss what works for us as a team and what is not.
Also, there is so much to learn from leadership groups that include senior players,” he said.