Hockey India's 'blue' promise goes up in smoke; Indian teams wear saffron at Asiad

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Both teams wore saffron in their opening matches against Indonesia and Uzbekistan respectively in Kakamilgahara, Japan.

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  • Reported by Times of India and published Sun, 20 Sep 2026 14:21:05 UTC.

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