Hockey team will break medal jinx at CWG: Former Olympians

New Delhi: Former Olympians are confident that Indian hockey team will break the medal jinx at the

upcoming Commonwealth Games despite the stiff competition they will face from stronger teams. Indian men`s hockey team has never won a medal at the Games while their women counterparts have won a Gold and Silver. Ajit Pal Singh, who led India to gold in 1975 World Cup, said the current team, to be led by Rajpal Singh, will finally break the jinx. "There are some top teams in the Games but our team has in it to make it to the podium," Ajit Pal said. The former captain spoke at the release of a book `Indian Hockey and Commonwealth Games`, penned by senior journalist Satyendra Pal. Former coach and Olympian Zafar Iqbal was also present on at the book-launch function and he said the youngsters need to be told about the golden era of Indian hockey for inspiration. "Today`s generation does not know about the former greats. Efforts should be made in this regard. If the new generation players get to know about the former players, they will definitely get some inspiration," Iqbal said. PTI