FIH Men’s Junior World Cup: Anmol Ekka leads India to bronze win over Argentina
The Indian hockey team clinched their first bronze medal at the 2025 FIH Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup in Chennai on Wednesday. The hosts recorded a sensational 4-2 comeback win against Argentina, scoring four goals in eleven minutes to secure third place in the tournament. Ankit Pal (49’), Manmeet Singh (52’), Shardanand Tiwari (57’) and Anmol Ekka (58’) scored for India after Nicolas Rodriguez (3’) and Santiago Fernandez (44’) had given the visitors the lead. India began the game on the front foot, looking to make inroads against the Argentina defence. However, it was the visitors who took the lead against the run of play with Nicolas Rodriguez (3’) converting his penalty stroke. The hosts responded strongly after the early goal, looking for an instant response. India nearly found an opening towards the end of the first quarter, but they couldn’t make the most of it. It was an encouraging start for India in the second quarter, picking up from where they left off in the first. They began to grow into the game and …








