BENGALURU: India men's hockey team defender Gurinder Singh has insisted that during the ongoing lockdown period, he is working extremely hard to book a place in the squad for the Tokyo Olympics, which have been postponed to next year due to COVID-19 pandemic. "I am working extremely hard to book a place in the Indian team for the Olympics at the moment. Keeping myself fit is my number one priority during the lockdown period and I am carrying out some stickwork drills as well," said Gurinder. "Playing for India at the Olympics has been a dream since childhood and hopefully, I will make it to the squad and contribute to India winning a medal at the quadrennial event," he added. The 25-year-old has had a roller-coaster ride in the international circuit since being part of the gold medal-winning Indian team at the Junior Hockey World Cup in 2016. Looking back at his career, Gurinder spoke about the high of winning the Junior World Cup and finding his feet at the highest level. "The gold-medal victory at the men's hockey Junior World Cup in 2016 was a big turning point for me. My performances were noticed and eventually, I made my way to the senior team. I have gone through a lot of ups and downs since I made my senior team debut at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in 2017." (IANS)