New Delhi: India's gold medal in the just-concluded Asian Games after a 16-year hiatus has proved that hockey is "still alive and kicking" in the country which has a rich history in the sport, feels High Performance Director Roelant Oltmans.


India's High Performance Director Roelant Oltmans (left) dances on arrival from Incheon yesterday. Pic/PTI 

A spirited India outclassed arch-rivals Pakistan 4-2 in a nerve-wrecking shoot-out to regain the Asian Games men's hockey gold medal and also sealed a direct entry into the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.