India wins Junior Hockey World Cup

India’s junior hockey team lifted the World Cup for the second time in history as they beat Belgium 2-1 in the final in Lucknow on Sunday. This was India’s first title in 15 years after they won their maiden on back in 2001. The two goals were scored by Gurjant Singh and Simranjeet Singh. Gurjant Singh was the Man of the Match.
After the match Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goyal congratulated the team, on wining the Junior World Cup and said that now even Hockey is making progress.Each member of hockey is given Rs. 3 lakhs for their splendid win over Belgium.