<p>Defending champions <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/happy-birthday-ravichandran-ashwin-a-cricket-player-who-plays-chess-on-field-23394414" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>India</strong></a> eked out a fighting 1-0 win over hosts China to claim their fifth Hero Asian Champions Trophy <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/skips-act-of-will-23394228" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>hockey</strong></a> title here on Tuesday.</p>
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<p>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.</p>
<p>Eventually, defender Jugraj Singh broke the deadlock as he scored a rare field goal in the 51st minute to hand his team the title.</p>
<p>Earlier in the day, Pakistan defeated Korea 5-2 to claim the third spot in the six-team competition.</p>
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