Hockey Champion Manpreet Singh on Olympics, Training & Life Ft. Jatin Sapru | Like An Athlete

What goes behind the man who captained India and brought home an Olympic medal after 41 long years? In this episode of Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Presents Like An Athlete, Indian hockey star Manpreet Singh joins Jatin Sapru for a deeply personal and unfiltered conversation, one that goes far beyond the hockey stick and the scoreboard. From the dusty grounds of Punjab where his love for the game first took root, to the grandest stages of world hockey, this is the story of a boy who turned passion into purpose. In this episode, Manpreet talks about: Growing up and falling in love with hockey Why he chose the sport and what kept him going Losing his father mid-tournament and still stepping out to beat Pakistan His historic Olympic journey and what that medal meant to him His daily training, gym routines and match day preparation Diet, fitness, and the physical demands of elite hockey The basics & fundamentals of the game What it truly means to represent India We followed Manpreet for an entire day, from the turf where he trains, to the gym where he pushes his limits, all the way to his home, where the real man behind the athlete lives. This is as close as it gets. Watch Manpreet Singh in full flow as Jatin Sapru films every move #withGalaxy S26 Ultra using Horizontal Lock. No shakes. No blur. Just pure, high-speed action - exactly as it happens. #manpreetsingh #likeanathlete #jatinsapru #hockey #sportspodcast #Samsung #GalaxyS26Ultra #partnership #HumansofBombay #HorizontalLock Chapters : 0:00 – Introduction 3:34 - Kaise Hockey se Ishq Hua 7:42 - Achievement List 8:01 - Hockey Kitna Badla Hai Over the Years 9:04 - Olympics Story & Team Bonding 12:30 - Losing Father During the Tournament & Winning the Match 14:00 - Tokyo Olympics Flag-Bearing Story 15:09 - The Drill & Basics of Hockey 25:31 - Strength Training & Exercising at Gym 32:12 - Fitness Ka Chaska 34:24 - Professional Athlete vs Common Man Training 35:03 - Match Day Routine 38:29 - How Important is Sleep? 38:53 - Sleep, Nutrition, Training, Hydration - Importance Order 40:55 - Q&A with Family 44:26 - Manpreet's Diet 50:23 - Rapid Fire with Manpreet 54:50 - Upcoming Tournaments & What's to Expect! 56:22 - Closing Links: Humans of Bombay Instagram:   / officialhumansofbombay   Uncovered by Humans of Bombay:    / @humansofbombayuncovered   LinkedIn:   / humans-of-bombay   Samsung Website: https://www.samsung.com/in/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samsungindi... YouTube:    / @samsungindia   Karishma Mehta Instagram:   / karimehta05   LinkedIn:   / karishma-mehta-b22151174   About Humans of Bombay – Humans of Bombay is a movement that started 12 years ago. We believe that every person has a story to tell and we want to help them tell these stories. In these years we’ve published stories across genres – stories of love, hope, faith, and courage. And through our storytelling, we’ve built an engaged community of over 6M! Our idea is simple – to strike a chord with our community and catalog the beat of humanity, one story at a time.