5India hockey teams current World Ranking according to FIH - their highest over a decade since the last time they were ranked 5th, in 2004. They are the highest ranked Asian team currently with South Korea and Pakistan being the next two teams at No. 9 and No. 10 respectively.8Gold medals won by Indias hockey team at the Olympics - the most by any country. India are followed by Germany with four golds (including West Germanys at the Munich games in 1972). Pakistan and Great Britain have won thrice each.6Number of consecutive hockey gold medals won by India at the Olympics from 1928 to 1956. Since then in nearly 60 years India have won two golds, a silver and two bronzes. The last time they returned with a hockey medal from the Olympics was from Moscow, in 1980, when they won the gold. Their best finish at the event since then has been the fifth place which they managed in 1984. The last two Olympics campaigns didnt go well for India: they failed to qualify for the event in 2008 and finished last in 2012.75Matches won by Indias hockey team at the Olympics - the most by any team in the competition. Netherlands and Pakistan are next in this list with 72 and 70 wins. Only five Indias 75 wins, however, have come in their last three appearances at the Olympics. In the London Olympics in 2012, India returned from the event without securing a single win.423Goals scored by India at the Olympics - by far the most by any team in the competition. No other team has scored 300 goals, with Pakistan placed second with 294 goals.38Goals scored by India without conceding one at the Melbourne Olympics in 1956. India are the only team to have won the Gold medal without conceding a goal in the competition. From their first game of the 1956 edition to their first match in 1960 against Denmark they scored 48 goals without conceding one. India won the gold at Amsterdam Olympics in 1928 too without conceding a goal when they slotted in 29.43Goals scored by India in the 1980 Moscow Olympics - the most any team has scored in an event. India are the only winning team to score more than 30 goals in the competition and they have done it thrice. Besides the 1980 event, they scored 38 and 35 goals in 1936 and 1932 respectively.24-1Indias win margin against the USA in the 1932 Olympics - the biggest for any team in the events history. India won the 1936 final by a margin of 8-1, which is also the joint biggest in a Gold-medal match at the Olympics. England had beaten Ireland by a similar margin in the 1908 finals - the first time ever the game was played at the Olympics.178-7Indias score-line across six events from the 1928 to the 1956 Olympics. They were unbeaten in 25 matches across six editions. 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I am an Ohio State football fan simply because my father is, and it was never up for discussion.I grew up as the fan equivalent of a gamer when it came to college football. Ive never seen the Buckeyes play in person, and somehow that doesnt feel like a missing piece.My father was born in the heart of Columbus, just a few blocks from the sprawling old homes decorating Broad Street. My grandparents cul-de-sac is nestled near the border separating Columbus from the green lanterns of Bexley, the town where my father attended high school at St. Charles Preparatory.When fandom is so often determined by geography, that small detail is enough to justify my cheering for Ohio State.I vividly remember the Fiesta Bowl against Miami in January 2003, and the cheesy grin on my fathers face as Jim Tressel hoisted the BCS championship trophy, not caring one bit about the controversial pass interference call that gave OSU another shot at the end zone and ultimately the win. 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