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2021–22 Men's FIH Pro League
The 2021–22 Men's FIH Pro League was the third edition of the Men's FIH Pro League, a field hockey championship for men's national teams. The tournament started on 16 October 2021 and finished on 26 June 2022. Format The home and away principle was kept but this principle was split over two consecutive seasons and worked according to the following example: *in previous season 2020–21, Team A hosted Team B twice within a couple of days. *in current season 2021–22, Team B hosted Team A twice within a couple of days. If one of the two matches played between two teams was cancelled, the winner of the other match would have received double points. Teams Originally, nine teams were scheduled to compete in a round-robin tournament, being played from October 2021 to June 2022. On 17 September 2021, both New Zealand and Australia withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the travel restrictions coming with it. Canada and South Africa joined on 8 December 2021. On 17 January 2022, Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harmanpreet Singh
Harmanpreet Singh (born 6 January 1996) is an Indian field hockey player as well as the captain of the Indian national hockey team. He plays as a defender, is a penalty corner specialist, and is regarded as one of the best drag flickers in the world. He has scored the most number of international goals for India in modern day hockey. He led the team to clinch the bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. This was his second bronze in three appearances at the Olympics. Singh also captained the team to win a gold at the 2022 Asian Games. He has won the Player of the Year title at the FIH Awards thrice. He is known as Sarpanch Saab for leading the team from the front towards victory. Early life Singh was born to a Sikh family on 6 January 1996 in Timmowal, Amritsar, India. He had an interest in all sports and tried several of them including volleyball, football, cricket, and athletics. Singh started playing hockey at the age of 10 and joined the Surjit Singh Hockey Academy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Schachner
Mario (; ) is a character created by the Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the star of the ''Mario'' franchise, a recurring character in the ''Donkey Kong'' franchise, and the mascot of the Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario is an Italian plumber who lives in the Mushroom Kingdom with his younger twin brother, Luigi. Their adventures generally involve rescuing Princess Peach from the villain Bowser while using power-ups that give them different abilities. Mario is distinguished by his large nose and mustache, overalls, red cap, and high-pitched, exaggerated Italian accent. Mario debuted as the player character of ''Donkey Kong'', a 1981 platform game. Miyamoto created Mario because Nintendo was unable to license Popeye as the protagonist. The graphical limitations of arcade hardware influenced Mario's design, such as his nose, mustache, and overalls, and he was named after Nintendo of America's landlord, Mario Segale. Mario then starred in '' Mario Bros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
