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'''Vivek Sagar Prasad''' (born 25 February 2000) is an Indian [[field hockey]] player who plays as a midfielder for the [[India men's national field hockey team|Indian national team]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sen|first1=Debayan|title=Teenager Vivek Sagar Prasad on the cusp of Indian history|url=http://www.espn.in/field-hockey/story/_/id/22002877/teenager-vivek-sagar-prasad-cusp-indian-history|access-date=11 April 2018|work=ESPN.in|date=9 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Vasavda|first1=Mihir|title=Coached by Dhyan Chand's son, hockey prodigy Vivek Sagar Prasad set to fill Sardar Singh's big shoes|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/commonwealth-games/coached-by-dhyan-chands-son-hockey-prodigy-set-to-fill-sardar-singhs-big-shoes-5101729/|access-date=11 April 2018|work=The Indian Express|date=18 March 2018}}</ref>
'''Vivek Sagar Prasad''' (born 25 February 2000) is an Indian [[field hockey]] player from Madhya Pradesh and a two-time Olympian bronze medalist. He plays as a midfielder for the [[India men's national field hockey team|Indian national team]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sen|first1=Debayan|title=Teenager Vivek Sagar Prasad on the cusp of Indian history|url=http://www.espn.in/field-hockey/story/_/id/22002877/teenager-vivek-sagar-prasad-cusp-indian-history|access-date=11 April 2018|work=ESPN.in|date=9 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Vasavda|first1=Mihir|title=Coached by Dhyan Chand's son, hockey prodigy Vivek Sagar Prasad set to fill Sardar Singh's big shoes|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/commonwealth-games/coached-by-dhyan-chands-son-hockey-prodigy-set-to-fill-sardar-singhs-big-shoes-5101729/|access-date=11 April 2018|work=The Indian Express|date=18 March 2018}}</ref> He is a bronze medalist at the [[2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo Olympics]] and won his second bronze medal at the [[India at the 2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Summer Olympics]] at Paris.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2024-07-06 |title=List of Indian medallists participating in Paris 2024 Olympic Games |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/olympics/paris-2024/news/paris-2024-olympics-indian-olympic-medallist-tokyo-2020-neeraj-sindhu-mens-hockey-lovlina-mirabai-news/article68326672.ece |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref>


In January 2018, he became the second-youngest player ever to debut for India at 17 years, 10 months and 22 days. At the 2019 Hockey Stars Awards, Prasad was named the FIH Rising Star of the Year.<ref name="award"/> At the 2020-21 [[FIH Player of the Year Awards]], he was named the FIH Young Player of the Year. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Hockey: India sweeps FIH annual awards|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/hockey-india-sweeps-fih-annual-awards-mens-olympic-champion-belgium-says-this-is-not-normal/amp_articleshow/86807596.cms}}</ref>
In January 2018, he became the second-youngest player ever to debut for India at 17 years, 10 months and 22 days. At the 2019 Hockey Stars Awards, Prasad was named the FIH Rising Star of the Year.<ref name="award"/> At the 2020-21 [[FIH Player of the Year Awards]], he was named the FIH Young Player of the Year. <ref>{{Cite news|title=Hockey: India sweeps FIH annual awards|newspaper=The Times of India |date=6 October 2021 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/hockey-india-sweeps-fih-annual-awards-mens-olympic-champion-belgium-says-this-is-not-normal/articleshow/86807596.cms}}</ref>

==Early life==
Vivek Sagar Prasad was born in the village of Shivnagar Chandon near [[Itarsi]] town in Madhya Pradesh.

When he was young, he liked to play [[chess]], [[badminton]] and [[cricket]] and it was only by chance that he got introduced to hockey around 2010-11 when the local hockey coach offered to train the students who wanted to try out the sport.

Hockey soon captured the young Prasad's imagination. Even in his spare time, he practiced in a small corner near his house and found himself playing beyond the school level in a few months.
While playing at a local senior-level tournament in [[Akola]] in 2013, he caught the eye of [[Ashok Kumar (field hockey)]], who scored the winning goal in the 1975 Hockey World Cup final and is the son of Indian legend [[Dhyan Chand]].

After the match, he was offered a placement at [[Ashok Kumar (field hockey)]] MP Hockey Academy in Bhopal. The talented midfielder grabbed the opportunity with both hands and honed his skills at Ashok Kumar’s institute for the next few years.<ref>{{cite news |title=Who is vivek sagar prasad |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/who-is-vivek-sagar-prasad-indian-hockey |access-date=30 October 2023 |work=olympics.com|date=30 October 2023}}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
Prasad scored the equalizing goal for India in the 42nd minute in the final of the [[2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2018 Champions Trophy]] against [[Australia men's national field hockey team|Australia]], a match that India went on to lose in the penalties.<ref>{{cite news |title=Champions Trophy: India lose to Australia in final |url=http://www.espn.in/field-hockey/story/_/id/23886010 |access-date=4 July 2018 |work=ESPN |date=4 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704070040/http://www.espn.in/field-hockey/story/_/id/23886010/champions-trophy-hockey-2018-india-news-schedule-results-match-reports |archive-date=4 July 2018}}</ref> At the [[2018–19 Men's FIH Series Finals#Bhubaneswar|2019 FIH Series Finals]] in [[Bhubaneswar]], Prasad was named the best young player at the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |title=Home Turf Success for India |url=https://www.fihseriesfinals.com/1050/news/home-turf-success-for-india__658 |website=fihseriesfinals.com |publisher=[[International Hockey Federation]] |access-date=15 June 2019 |date=15 June 2019}}</ref> In December 2019, he was nominated for the [[FIH Player of the Year Awards|FIH Rising Star of the Year Award]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Manpreet Singh nominated for FIH Player of the Year award |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/manpreet-singh-nominated-for-fih-player-of-the-year-award/articleshow/72402371.cms |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |publisher=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=6 December 2019 |location=[[Lausanne]] |date=6 December 2019}}</ref> He won the award by getting 34.5 per cent of the votes and he became the first Indian player to win an FIH Award.<ref name="award">{{cite web |title=Vivek Sagar Prasad named 2019 FIH Men's Rising Star of the Year |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/vivek-sagar-prasad-named-2019-fih-mens-rising-star-of-the-year/articleshow/74068453.cms |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |publisher=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=10 February 2020 |date=10 February 2020}}</ref> He was part of the Indian team that won the bronze medal at the 2020 Olympic Games. Finally he won gold medal in [[2022 Asian Games]] in Hangzhou.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asian Games Results |url=https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/en/results/hockey/result-men-fnl-000200-.htm |access-date=6 October 2023 |website=2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou}}</ref>
Prasad scored the equalizing goal for India in the 42nd minute in the final of the [[2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2018 Champions Trophy]] against [[Australia men's national field hockey team|Australia]], a match that India went on to lose in the penalties.<ref>{{cite news |title=Champions Trophy: India lose to Australia in final |url=http://www.espn.in/field-hockey/story/_/id/23886010 |access-date=4 July 2018 |work=ESPN |date=4 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704070040/http://www.espn.in/field-hockey/story/_/id/23886010/champions-trophy-hockey-2018-india-news-schedule-results-match-reports |archive-date=4 July 2018}}</ref> At the [[2018–19 Men's FIH Series Finals#Bhubaneswar|2019 FIH Series Finals]] in [[Bhubaneswar]], Prasad was named the best young player at the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |title=Home Turf Success for India |url=https://www.fihseriesfinals.com/1050/news/home-turf-success-for-india__658 |website=fihseriesfinals.com |publisher=[[International Hockey Federation]] |access-date=15 June 2019 |date=15 June 2019}}</ref> In December 2019, he was nominated for the [[FIH Player of the Year Awards|FIH Rising Star of the Year Award]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Manpreet Singh nominated for FIH Player of the Year award |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/manpreet-singh-nominated-for-fih-player-of-the-year-award/articleshow/72402371.cms |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |publisher=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=6 December 2019 |location=[[Lausanne]] |date=6 December 2019}}</ref> He won the award by getting 34.5 per cent of the votes and he became the first Indian player to win an FIH Award.<ref name="award">{{cite web |title=Vivek Sagar Prasad named 2019 FIH Men's Rising Star of the Year |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/vivek-sagar-prasad-named-2019-fih-mens-rising-star-of-the-year/articleshow/74068453.cms |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |publisher=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=10 February 2020 |date=10 February 2020}}</ref> He was part of the Indian team that won the bronze medal at the 2020 Olympic Games. Finally he won gold medal in [[2022 Asian Games]] in Hangzhou.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asian Games Results |url=https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/en/results/hockey/result-men-fnl-000200-.htm |access-date=6 October 2023 |website=2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou}}</ref>

===Junior Hockey===
Prasad, who hails from [[Madhya Pradesh]], made an impressive start to his career in the Junior India side. He Captained the team which took part at the [[2017 Sultan of Johor Cup]], where he led his side to the Bronze Medal
<ref>{{cite news |title=Prasad to lead Indian colts at Sultan of Johor Cup |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Sports/2017-10-14/Vivek-Sagar-Prasad-to-lead-Indian-colts-at-Sultan-of-Johor-Cup/333164 |access-date=14 Oct 2017 |work=thehansindia.com|date=14 Oct 2017}}</ref>.He won the Player of the Tournament award and caught the eye of erstwhile Indian senior coach [[Sjoerd Marijne]].A national camp call up followed.<ref>{{cite news |title=2017 Sultan of Johor Cup |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Sultan_of_Johor_Cup |access-date=14 Oct 2017 |work=wikipedia|date=14 Oct 2017}}</ref>

Prasad led the Indian junior team at the [[2018 Summer Youth Olympics]]. Not only did he play an important role in the midfield but he was also India's joint-highest goal-scorer for India in the tournament. In the final against Malaysia, Vivek Sagar Prasad scored twice but India went on to lose 4-2 and settled for silver.
<ref>{{cite news |title=indian hockey player vivek prasad 2018 youth olympics silver medal |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/indian-hockey-player-vivek-prasad-2018-youth-olympics-silver-medal |access-date=27 August 2020 |work=olympics.com|date=27 August 2020}}</ref>

He also captain Indian team at the [[2021 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup]] where they lost [[Bronze medal]] match with [[france]] and secure 4th position.<ref>{{cite news |title=2021 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Men%27s_FIH_Hockey_Junior_World_Cup |access-date=27 August 2020 |work=olympics.com|date=27 August 2020}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 11:26, 11 August 2024

Vivek Prasad
Vivek Sagar Prasad at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Personal information
Full name Vivek Sagar Prasad
Born (2000-02-25) 25 February 2000 (age 24)
Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh, India[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Madhya Pradesh Police
Senior career
Years Team
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)
Madhya Pradesh Police
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 India U21 12 (1)
2018– India 151 (21)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Team
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2023 Chennai
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2018 Breda
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Team
Men's Hockey5s
Summer Youth Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2018 Buenos Aires Team
Last updated on: 5 August 2021

Vivek Sagar Prasad (born 25 February 2000) is an Indian field hockey player from Madhya Pradesh and a two-time Olympian bronze medalist. He plays as a midfielder for the Indian national team.[2][3] He is a bronze medalist at the Tokyo Olympics and won his second bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics at Paris.[4]

In January 2018, he became the second-youngest player ever to debut for India at 17 years, 10 months and 22 days. At the 2019 Hockey Stars Awards, Prasad was named the FIH Rising Star of the Year.[5] At the 2020-21 FIH Player of the Year Awards, he was named the FIH Young Player of the Year. [6]

Early life

Vivek Sagar Prasad was born in the village of Shivnagar Chandon near Itarsi town in Madhya Pradesh.

When he was young, he liked to play chess, badminton and cricket and it was only by chance that he got introduced to hockey around 2010-11 when the local hockey coach offered to train the students who wanted to try out the sport.

Hockey soon captured the young Prasad's imagination. Even in his spare time, he practiced in a small corner near his house and found himself playing beyond the school level in a few months. While playing at a local senior-level tournament in Akola in 2013, he caught the eye of Ashok Kumar (field hockey), who scored the winning goal in the 1975 Hockey World Cup final and is the son of Indian legend Dhyan Chand.

After the match, he was offered a placement at Ashok Kumar (field hockey) MP Hockey Academy in Bhopal. The talented midfielder grabbed the opportunity with both hands and honed his skills at Ashok Kumar’s institute for the next few years.[7]

International career

Prasad scored the equalizing goal for India in the 42nd minute in the final of the 2018 Champions Trophy against Australia, a match that India went on to lose in the penalties.[8] At the 2019 FIH Series Finals in Bhubaneswar, Prasad was named the best young player at the tournament.[9] In December 2019, he was nominated for the FIH Rising Star of the Year Award.[10] He won the award by getting 34.5 per cent of the votes and he became the first Indian player to win an FIH Award.[5] He was part of the Indian team that won the bronze medal at the 2020 Olympic Games. Finally he won gold medal in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.[11]

Junior Hockey

Prasad, who hails from Madhya Pradesh, made an impressive start to his career in the Junior India side. He Captained the team which took part at the 2017 Sultan of Johor Cup, where he led his side to the Bronze Medal [12].He won the Player of the Tournament award and caught the eye of erstwhile Indian senior coach Sjoerd Marijne.A national camp call up followed.[13]

Prasad led the Indian junior team at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Not only did he play an important role in the midfield but he was also India's joint-highest goal-scorer for India in the tournament. In the final against Malaysia, Vivek Sagar Prasad scored twice but India went on to lose 4-2 and settled for silver. [14]

He also captain Indian team at the 2021 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup where they lost Bronze medal match with france and secure 4th position.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Jr hockey team captain's village doesn't have a road". The Times of India. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. ^ Sen, Debayan (9 January 2018). "Teenager Vivek Sagar Prasad on the cusp of Indian history". ESPN.in. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. ^ Vasavda, Mihir (18 March 2018). "Coached by Dhyan Chand's son, hockey prodigy Vivek Sagar Prasad set to fill Sardar Singh's big shoes". The Indian Express. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. ^ Sportstar, Team (6 July 2024). "List of Indian medallists participating in Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Sportstar. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Vivek Sagar Prasad named 2019 FIH Men's Rising Star of the Year". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Hockey: India sweeps FIH annual awards". The Times of India. 6 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Who is vivek sagar prasad". olympics.com. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Champions Trophy: India lose to Australia in final". ESPN. 4 July 2018. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Home Turf Success for India". fihseriesfinals.com. International Hockey Federation. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Manpreet Singh nominated for FIH Player of the Year award". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Lausanne: The Times of India. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Asian Games Results". 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Prasad to lead Indian colts at Sultan of Johor Cup". thehansindia.com. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  13. ^ "2017 Sultan of Johor Cup". wikipedia. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  14. ^ "indian hockey player vivek prasad 2018 youth olympics silver medal". olympics.com. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  15. ^ "2021 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup". olympics.com. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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