Dilpreet brace powers India to 8-2 win over South Korea at Asian Games

Kakamigahara (Japan), Sept 24 (UNI) India's goal machine Dilpreet Singh struck twice as the defending champions extended their dominant run in the Asian Games men's hockey competition with an emphatic 8-2 victory over South Korea in their Pool A encounter here on Thursday. Dilpreet, already among India's leading scorers in the tournament, added two more goals to his tally as India overwhelmed South Korea with relentless attacking hockey and registered their third consecutive win. India took control early, with Shilanand Lakra opening the scoring in the fifth minute before Dilpreet doubled the advantage in the 10th minute. Captain Harmanpreet Singh…