High points of Indian Hockey in 2016

At the 12th South Asian Games held in Guwahati from 5-16 February, both men's and women's team reached the finals after an unbeaten run.

The Indian men had to settle with a silver medal after they were handed a 0-1 loss by arch rivals Pakistan in the finals.

However, the women's team crushed Sri Lanka 10-0 to clinch the gold medal.

Indian men's team won their first medal at the 2016 Men's Hockey Champions League since its first edition in 1978.

After a successful run in the pool games, India faced Australia in the finals. India lost 3-1 in the penalty shoot-outs after the game ended 0-0 in the given time.

India's Harmanpreet Singh was named the 'Young Player of the Tournament.'

Indian women's hockey team scripted history after qualifying for the 2016 Rio Olympics, 36 years after its participation in the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

However, the team did not perform well and was out before qualifying for the next round.

Indian men's team also qualified for the Olympic games and reached the knock-out stage before losing to Belgium.

Indian men's hockey team continued their great form and went on to win their second title at the 2016 Asian Hockey Champions Trophy in Malaysia.

Apart from a draw 1-1 against South Korea, India dominated all their matches and won by huge margins.

In the finals, India avenged their South Asian Games loss to defeat Pakistan 3-2 and win the Asian Champions Trophy.

India's colt lifted the Junior Men's Hockey World Cup after a gap of 15 years at home turf in Lucknow.

The Indian team remained undefeated in the tournament and won the finals after registering a 2-1 win over Belgium.

Pakistan's junior hockey team had to pull back from the tournament after they missed the deadline to file their players' visas.