India defeated arch-rival Pakistan 4-2 on penalties to win the Men’s Hockey Gold Medal at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. The high-octane clash ended 1-1 after normal time and in the shoot-out, India scored 4 out of 5 penalties to win the game.
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The win seals a direct entry for India into the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and was also sweet revenge for the 2-1 defeat to Pakistan in the group stages of the tournament.
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It is also interesting to note that the last time these two sides met in the final of the Asian Games was in 1982 in New Delhi where Pakistan emerged with a shock 7-1 win. Indian goalkeeper Mir Ranjan Negi was castigated after that defeat, and Shah Rukh Khan’s character in Chak De India is believed to be based on Negi’s story.