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Olympic hockey star Harmanpreet to lead India for ACT

KUALA LUMPUR: Olympic bronze medallists India have included penalty corner specialist Harmanpreet Singh for the Asian Champions Trophy (ACT) in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, China, from Sept 8-17.

The India captain was the top scorer in the recent Paris Olympics with 10 goals.

At the last ACT in Chennai, Harmanpreet helped India win the title with nine goals.

India coach Graig Fulton has retained 10 players from the Paris Olympics-bronze winning team for the ACT.

World No. 5 India will open their ACT campaign against hosts China on Sept 8.

The other teams in the fray are Pakistan, South Korea, Japan and Malaysia.

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