"We believe India can win major tournaments": Harmanpreet Singh

India national mens hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh opened up about winning all major tournaments for his country including a gold medal in Hockey for India in the OlympicsThe Indian hockey team won consecutive bronze medals at the Tokyo and Paris Olympics achieving backtoback medals after 41 years Harmanpreet said that after the Hockey India League the Indian side will have adequate time to prepare for the World CupSpeaking to ANI Harmanpreet said Yes we believe that India will win major tournaments In the last two Olympics we won the bronze medal and we have the confidence to win major tournaments After this league we have adequate time to prepare for the World CupThe Hockey India League 2026 will be held from January 3 to January 26 2026 across Chennai Ranchi and BhubaneswarThe mens HIL will kick off on January 3 2026 at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai with an exciting opener between the home side Tamil Nadu Dragons and Hyderabad Toofans setting the tone for nearly a month of worldclass hockey actionThe mens league will feature eight teams Tamil Nadu Dragons Hyderabad Toofans JSW Soorma Hockey Club Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers defending champions Vedanta Kalinga Lancers Ranchi Royals SG Pipers and HIL Governing CouncilMeanwhile the womens HIL will begin on December 28 2025 at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Astro Turf Stadium in RanchiThe opening clash will see Ranchi Royals take on SG Pipers followed by a week of competitive fixtures among the four participating teams Ranchi Royals SG Pipers JSW Soorma Hockey Club and Shrachi Rarh Bengal TigersThe Mens HIL 202526 will be played across three vibrant hockeyloving cities celebrating the sports spirit nationwideThe opening leg will be hosted in Chennai from January 3 to 9 at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium where teams will kick off their campaignsThe action will then move to Ranchi for the second leg scheduled from January 11 to 16 at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Astro Turf Stadium before heading to Bhubaneswar for the third and final leg from January 17 to 26 at the iconic Kalinga StadiumEach team will face the others once in a single roundrobin format with the top four teams advancing to the playoffsThe knockout stage comprising Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator on 23 January followed by Qualifier 2 on 25 January will all take place in BhubaneswarThe season will culminate in a grand finale on 26 January 2026 at the Kalinga Stadium featuring the 3rd4th place match earlier in the evening followed by the muchanticipated Final to crown the new HIL championsThe Womens HIL will follow a double roundrobin format with each of the four teams facing every other side twiceFollowing the league stage the top two teams on the points table will qualify for the Final on 10th January 2026 which will decide the champions of the Womens Hockey India League 2026This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever