Belgium’s Ambre Ballengheien, left, and India’s Manisha Chauhan, right, fight for the ball during the FIH Hockey Pro League game between Belgium and India at the Wilrijkse Plein in Antwerp, Belgium, on June 21, 2025.
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The Indian women’s hockey team’s nightmarish run in the FIH Pro League extended with a 1-5 defeat against Belgium here on Saturday (June 21, 2025). It was the team’s fifth consecutive defeat in a row at the European leg of the tournament.
India took the lead through Deepika (sixth minute) before Belgium turned things around, pumping in five goals through Helene Brasseur (37th, 55th), Lucie Breyne (41st), Ambre Ballenghien (54th) and Charlotte Englebert (58th).
Later, the Indian men’s team, too, lost as it went down 3-6 to Belgium for a seventh defeat on the trot.
Players celebrate after Belgium’s Alexander Hendrickx, center, scored his side’s second goal during the FIH Hockey Pro League game between Belgium and India at the Wilrijkse Plein in Antwerp on June 21, 2025.
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The Indian junior men’s hockey team began its four-nation tournament campaign with a loss, going down 1-7 to Germany in Berlin.
The results:
Women: Belgium 5 (Brasseur 37, 55, Breyne 41, Ballenghien 54, Englebert 58) bt India 1 (Deepika 6).
Men: Belgium 6 (van Doren 1, Hendrickx 28, 54, Duvekot 49, Stockbroekx 53, Boon 59) bt India 3 (Dilpreet Singh 36, Mandeep 38, Amit Rohidas 56).
Juniors: Germany 7 bt India 1.
Published – June 21, 2025 11:46 pm IST
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