Indian hockey team returns to blue kits for 2026 Asian Games after saffron backlash
- India’s men’s and women’s hockey teams will return to blue jerseys at the Asian Games in Japan.
- The teams wore saffron as their primary kit at last month’s Hockey World Cup, triggering criticism.
- Hockey India had said saffron was chosen to avoid visibility issues between blue jerseys and the blue playing turf.
- At the Asian Games, India will have a white-sky blue kit and a saffron alternate kit.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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