India national under-23 football team
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The India U-23 is the national team which represents India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 at U-23 level. India U-23 participated in Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...

. They are also a dominant force in South Asian Games.

2012 Olympics

In order for India U-23 to qualify for the 2012 Olympics they would have to get past the qualifiers. In the first round India U-23 played the Myanmar U-23 squad and won on aggregate 3-2. They then faced Qatar U-23 in the second round and lost 4-2 on aggregate. With this lost India U-23 were out of the running for the Olympics.

SAFF Cup 2009

The All India Football Federation
All India Football Federation
The All India Football Federation is the organisation which manages the game of association football in India. It administers the running of the India national football team and also controls the I-League, India's premier domestic club competition, in addition to various other competitions and...

 have planned to send the U-23 squad to SAFF Cup 2009 in order to provide adequate exposure, the federation also wanted to find few possible talents for Asian Cup 2011 in Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...

. India U-23 started off the tournament with a 1-0 win against Afghanistan
Afghanistan national football team
The Afghanistan national football team is the national team of Afghanistan and is controlled by the Afghanistan Football Federation. The national team was founded in 1922 that joined FIFA in 1948 and the AFC in 1954...

, they then won their second match 1-0 against Nepal
Nepal national football team
The Nepal national football team is the national team of Nepal and is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association. A member of the Asian Football Confederation , the Nepalese football team play their home games at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium located at Tripureswhor in Kathmandu. The All Nepal...

. They then lost 2-0 to Maldives
Maldives national football team
The Maldives national football team is the national team of the Maldives and is controlled by the Football Association of Maldives. A member of the AFC, it qualified for the second stage of Asian qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, where it drew with South Korea at home 0–0.Maldives most significant...

 but managed to qualified for the Semi-Finals with two wins. India U-23 then met the hosts Bangladesh
Bangladesh national football team
The Bangladesh national football team is the national team of Bangladesh controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation and has yet to qualify for the World Cup finals...

 in the semis and managed to pull a surprise 1-0 win with their best performance of the tournament. India U-23 met Maldives
Maldives national football team
The Maldives national football team is the national team of the Maldives and is controlled by the Football Association of Maldives. A member of the AFC, it qualified for the second stage of Asian qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, where it drew with South Korea at home 0–0.Maldives most significant...

 in the finals and managed to win the match via penalties after being 0-0 after the extra time, with this win India U-23 pocketed its 5th title.
Tenure Head Coach/Manager
-2010   Sukhwinder Singh
2010-2011   Des Bulpin
Des Bulpin
Desmond Donaldson "Des" Bulpin is a British football coach who currently manages the Indian Arrows, a national U-21 team in India. He holds a UEFA A-Licence and has wide-ranging experience working in the Premiership, Championship and Non-League at first team, reserve team and youth team level.-...

2011-   Sukhwinder Singh

Fixtures and results

Date Tournament Location Opponent Stadium Score Scorers
23 February 2011
2012 Olympic Qualifier
 India Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 Myanmar Myanmar U-23
Myanmar national football team
The Myanmar national football team is the national team of Myanmar and is controlled by the Myanmar Football Federation. It was known as the Burma national football team until 1989, when Burma was renamed Myanmar. It finished second in the 1968 Asian Cup. They have participated in the Summer...

Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Shri Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, Pune is an Indian sports complex. This complex is situated in Balewadi, Pune, about 14–15 km far from Pune downtown and 4–5 km from Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, Hinjewadi, Pune...

  2-1  
Jeje Lalpekhlua
Jeje Lalpekhlua
Jeje Lalpekhlua is an Indian footballer who currently plays for Pune F.C. in the I-League. He is being dubbed as the next Baichung Bhutia and is being dubbed as one of the brightest prospects for Indian football. He scored the only goal in a win against Afghanistan in the SAFF Cup group stage match...

, Malsawmfela
9 March 2011
2012 Olympic Qualifier
 Myanmar Yangon
Yangon
Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial...

, Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....

 Myanmar Myanmar U-23
Myanmar national football team
The Myanmar national football team is the national team of Myanmar and is controlled by the Myanmar Football Federation. It was known as the Burma national football team until 1989, when Burma was renamed Myanmar. It finished second in the 1968 Asian Cup. They have participated in the Summer...

Thuwunna Stadium
  1-1  
C.S.Sabeeth
19 June 2011
2012 Olympic Qualifier
 Qatar Doha
Doha
Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...

, Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...

 Qatar Qatar U-23
Qatar national football team
The Qatar national football team is the national team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association. They have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup but are hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The team has also appeared in seven AFC Asian Cup tournaments and hosted the 2011 AFC Asian...

Al Sadd Stadium
  1-3  
Jeje Lalpekhlua
Jeje Lalpekhlua
Jeje Lalpekhlua is an Indian footballer who currently plays for Pune F.C. in the I-League. He is being dubbed as the next Baichung Bhutia and is being dubbed as one of the brightest prospects for Indian football. He scored the only goal in a win against Afghanistan in the SAFF Cup group stage match...

23 June 2011
2012 Olympic Qualifier
 India Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 Qatar Qatar U-23
Qatar national football team
The Qatar national football team is the national team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association. They have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup but are hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The team has also appeared in seven AFC Asian Cup tournaments and hosted the 2011 AFC Asian...

Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Shri Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, Pune is an Indian sports complex. This complex is situated in Balewadi, Pune, about 14–15 km far from Pune downtown and 4–5 km from Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, Hinjewadi, Pune...

  1-1  
Own Goal

Current squad

The following 18 players were called-up for 2012 Olympic Qualifiers Second Round matches against Qatar
Qatar national football team
The Qatar national football team is the national team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association. They have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup but are hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The team has also appeared in seven AFC Asian Cup tournaments and hosted the 2011 AFC Asian...

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Name DOB Club Caps (goals) Most recent call-up
Goalkeepers
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu  3 February 1992 (age 20)   Pailan Arrows
Pailan Arrows
Pailan Arrows is a football club is based in Kolkata, India. Founded in 2010 under a different name, it is owned and managed by the All India Football Federation and Pailan Group...

2 (0)   Myanmar
Myanmar national football team
The Myanmar national football team is the national team of Myanmar and is controlled by the Myanmar Football Federation. It was known as the Burma national football team until 1989, when Burma was renamed Myanmar. It finished second in the 1968 Asian Cup. They have participated in the Summer...

Laxmikant Kattimani
Laxmikant Kattimani
Laxmikant Kattimani is an Indian football player. He plays as a Goalkeeper for Dempo S.C. in the I-League. He played for the India U-23 team in SAFF Cup 2009 in Bangladesh, Dhaka.-International:...

 
May 03, 1989 (age 22)   Dempo SC 4 (0)   Qatar U-23
Defenders
Abhishek Das
Abhishek Das
Abhishek Das is an Indian football player who currently plays for I-League club East Bengal.-2011–12:The 2011–12 season started off well for Das as he was included in the East Bengal's 2011 Indian Federation Cup squad list...

 
15 November 1993 (age 18)   Pailan Arrows
Pailan Arrows
Pailan Arrows is a football club is based in Kolkata, India. Founded in 2010 under a different name, it is owned and managed by the All India Football Federation and Pailan Group...

 
3 (0)   Qatar U-23
Raju Gaikwad
Raju Gaikwad
Raju Eknath Gaikwad is an Indian football player. He currently playes for Kingfisher East Bengal F.C. in the I-League which is India's top-tier football league as a Defender...

 
26 January 1992 (age 20)   East Bengal  4 (0)   Qatar U-23
Arnab Mondal
Arnab Mondal
Arnab Mondal is a Indian footballer who plays for Prayag United S.C. in the I-League.-Prayag United:For the I-League 2010-11 season Arnab played for I-League club Prayag United.-International:...

 
25 September 1989 (age 22)   Prayag United  2 (0)   Qatar U-23
Sabas Saleel
Sabas Saleel
Sabas Saleel is a Indian footballer who is currently playing for Chirag United Club Kerala in the I-League. Prior to now he played for Indian Football clubs Viva Kerala FC a first time and ONGC. He is known for his crossing ability, and his work ethic leadership.-Early career:Saleel started his...

 
31 May 1990 (age 21)   Chirag United Club Kerala  0 (0) None
Deepak Devrani
Deepak Devrani
Deepak Devrani is an Indian football player. He currently playes for Pailan Arrows in the I-League which is India's top-tier football league as a midfielder.-Early career:...

 
10 December 1992 (age 19)   Pailan Arrows
Pailan Arrows
Pailan Arrows is a football club is based in Kolkata, India. Founded in 2010 under a different name, it is owned and managed by the All India Football Federation and Pailan Group...

 
0 (0) None
Gurjinder Kumar
Gurjinder Kumar
Gurjinder Kumar is an Indian football player who plays as a Defender for I-League team Pune.-Pune:Gurjinder plays for Pune in I-League and has made eight starts for them during the I-League 2010-11 season.-International:...

 
10 October 1990 (age 21)   Pune  2 (0)   Qatar U-23
Midfielders
Anthony Barbosa
Anthony Barbosa
Anthony Barbosa is an Indian football player who currently plays for Salgaocar S.C. in I-League.-Career:Barbosa started his footballing career with Salgaocar S.C. in the I-League...

 
13 June 1989 (age 22)   Salgaocar  0 (0) None
Snehasish Chakraborty
Snehasish Chakraborty
Snehasish Chakraborty is an Indian football player. He is currently playing for Mohun Bagan in the I-League in India as a Midfielder.-Career:Chakraborty started his football career with Mohun Bagan of the I-League in 2010...

 
16 March 1989 (age 22)   Mohun Bagan  0 (0) None
Lalrindika Ralte
Lalrindika Ralte
Lalrindika Ralte is an Indian football player who currently plays for Churchill Brothers in the I-League. He has also represented India U-19 and India U-23....

 
7 September 1992 (age 19)   Pailan Arrows
Pailan Arrows
Pailan Arrows is a football club is based in Kolkata, India. Founded in 2010 under a different name, it is owned and managed by the All India Football Federation and Pailan Group...

 
4 (0)   Qatar U-23
Jewel Raja Shaikh
Jewel Raja shaikh
Jewel Raja Shaikh born is an Indian professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Mohun Bagan in the I-League, he plays as a midfielder in central midfield.-Indian Arrows:...

 
18 January 1990 (age 22)   Mohun Bagan  5 (0)   Qatar U-23
Khangebam Jibon Singh
Khangebam Jibon Singh
Khangebam Jibon Singh is an Indian footballer who plays for Pailan Arrows in the I-League. He plays in Midfield position. Jibon Singh represented the India U-23 in the SAFF Cup 2009.-Pailan Arrows:...

 
6 February 1990 (age 21)   Pailan Arrows
Pailan Arrows
Pailan Arrows is a football club is based in Kolkata, India. Founded in 2010 under a different name, it is owned and managed by the All India Football Federation and Pailan Group...

 
5 (0)   Qatar U-23
Shilton D'Silva
Shilton D'Silva
Shilton D'Silva is an Indian football player. He currently playes for Pailan Arrows in the I-League which is India's top-tier football league as a midfielder.-Early career:...

 
15 September 1992 (age 19)   Pailan Arrows
Pailan Arrows
Pailan Arrows is a football club is based in Kolkata, India. Founded in 2010 under a different name, it is owned and managed by the All India Football Federation and Pailan Group...

 
4 (0)   Qatar U-23
Zakeer Mundampara
Zakeer Mundampara
Zakeer Mundampara is an Indian football player playing for Churchill Brothers SC in the I-League. He is also currently a member of Indian U-23 team. -Early life:...

 
20 May 1990 (age 21)   Churchill Brothers  1 (0)   Qatar U-23
Forwards
Jagtar Singh
Jagtar Singh
Jagtar Singh is an Indian football player. He is currently playing for Mohun Bagan AC in the I-League as a striker. He is also a member of India national under-23 football team-Indian Arrows:...

 
15 May 1990 (age 21)   Mohun Bagan  3 (0)   Qatar U-23
Manandeep Singh
Manandeep Singh
Manandeep Singh is an Indian football player. He is currently playing for Air India FC in the I-League as a Forward.-Indian Arrows:...

 
3 November 1992 (age 19)   Pailan Arrows
Pailan Arrows
Pailan Arrows is a football club is based in Kolkata, India. Founded in 2010 under a different name, it is owned and managed by the All India Football Federation and Pailan Group...

 
1 (0)   Qatar U-23
Jeje Lalpekhlua
Jeje Lalpekhlua
Jeje Lalpekhlua is an Indian footballer who currently plays for Pune F.C. in the I-League. He is being dubbed as the next Baichung Bhutia and is being dubbed as one of the brightest prospects for Indian football. He scored the only goal in a win against Afghanistan in the SAFF Cup group stage match...

 
7 January 1991 (age 21)   Pune  7 (3)   Qatar U-23
C. S. Sabeeth
C. S. Sabeeth
C. S. Sabeeth is an Indian football player who plays as a Striker for I-League team Pailan Arrows.-Youth career:Sabeeth made a name for himself when he played for Indian Bank Recreational Club in the Chennai Football Association Senior Division League from 2007-2009.-Viva Kerala FC:For the 2010-11...

 
2 December 1990 (age 21)   Pailan Arrows
Pailan Arrows
Pailan Arrows is a football club is based in Kolkata, India. Founded in 2010 under a different name, it is owned and managed by the All India Football Federation and Pailan Group...

 
5 (4)   Qatar U-23

Olympic Record

Olympics Record
Football at the Summer Olympics
Association football, usually known simply as football or soccer, has been included in every Olympiad except 1896 and 1932 as a men's competition sport. Women's football was added to the official programme in 1996.-Early history:...

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
  1896
1896 Summer Olympics
The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to April 15, 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games held in the Modern era...

Did not enter
  1900
Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics
At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a football tournament was contested for the first time. Only two demonstration matches were held between the three club sides, and no medals were awarded...

  1904
Football at the 1904 Summer Olympics
At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a football event was contested. Only three club teams competed. No medals were awarded at the time, but the IOC subsequently awarded gold, silver, and bronze medals and upgrade the status of the contests to an official event....

  1908
Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Bohemia were forced to withdraw before the tournament started after losing their FIFA membership.-Semi-finals:-Bronze medal match:The French were so shocked by their humiliating 17-1 defeat against Denmark that they declined to play for the bronze medal; therefore, the Netherlands played Sweden for...

  1912
Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics was one of the 102 events at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. It was the fourth time football was on the Olympic schedule. The tournament was contested between 11 nations, all of them from Europe, with Great Britain winning the gold medals...

  1920
Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics
The football at the 1920 Summer Olympics, was one of the 154 events at the 1920 Summer Olympics, held in Antwerp. It was the fifth time football was on the Olympic schedule. The tournament was contested by 14 teams, with host country Belgium winning the gold medals...

  1924
Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics
At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, Uruguay dominated the Football tournament winning the Gold.-Amateur Status:In 1921, the Belgium Football Association first allowed for payments to players for time lost from work; in the months that followed four other Associations permitted similar...

  1928
Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics tournament, won by Uruguay against Argentina, would be the precursor to the first FIFA World Cup held in 1930 in Uruguay.-Medalists:-Background:...

  1932
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...

  1936
Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Olympic football tournament, won by Italy, has come to share an affinity with the political backdrop against which it was being played; in terms of the history of football, however, the tournament suffered as a reaction to the development of the FIFA World Cup.The introduction of the first...

  1948
Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Olympic Games title was won by Sweden, managed by Englishman George Raynor.-Summary:Sweden, whose Football Association forbade professionalism within domestic football, ran out as winners and only used 12 players throughout the entire tournament but there were exceptional performances put...

Represented by Senior Team
  1952
Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Olympic football tournament signalled the arrival of the 'Golden Team'; the 'Magical Magyars': Hungary. Ferenc Puskás, the great Hungarian known as the 'Galloping Major' for his military title, said of the 1952 competition: "It was during the Olympics that our football first started to...

  1956
Football at the 1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Olympic Games football tournament with just 11 competing nations suffered from cancellations. It was an undistinguished tournament that featured mis-matches and walkovers.-Background:...

  1960
Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics
The football tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics was held from 26 August to 10 September in 1960 throughout Italy.-Venues:-Medalists:-Group A:---------------------Group B:---------------------Group C:--------...

Round 1
3 0 1 2 3 6
  1964
Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics
The football competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics started on October 11 and ended on October 23. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested...

Did Not Enter
  1968
Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Final results for the football competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Group A:-------------------------Group B:-------------------------Group C:Ghana replaced Morocco, who refused to play Israel.----...

  1972
Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Final results for the Football competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Augsburg, Ingolstadt, Nürnberg, Passau, and Regensburg.-Medalists:-Group A: ---- -----------------Group B: ---- ----------------...

  1976
Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Final results for the Football competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, and Sherbrooke. Groups A, C and D had only three teams instead of four, as Nigeria, Ghana and Zambia national teams adhered to African-led boycott of the Games against the participation of New...

  1980
Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics
thumb|right|Official Programme of the match [[USSR]] vs [[Venezuela]]The football tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics started on July 20 and ended on August 2. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested...

  1984
Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics
The football tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics started on July 29 and ended on August 11. It featured only a men's tournament, as women's football had yet to become an Olympic event. It was the first Olympic football competition in which professionals were allowed...

  1988
Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Final results for the football competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The tournament was held from September 17, 1988 to October 1, 1988.-Medal summary:...

  1992
  1996
Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The association football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C; Orlando, Florida; Miami, Florida; and Athens, Georgia....

  2000
Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the 20th official Olympic football tournament. A women's tournament was held for the second time.-Medal winners:-Venues:*Olympic Stadium, Sydney*Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney*Bruce Stadium, Canberra...

  2004
Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics
The football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August, , and ended on 28 August.The men's tournament is played by U-23 national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad...

  2008
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 August to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23 teams to participate...

  2012
Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in London and several other cities in the United Kingdom, from 25 July to 11 August. The finals will be played at Wembley Stadium. Associations affiliated with FIFA are invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23...

Did not qualify
Total 1/25 0 Medals 3 0 1 2 3 6

See also

  • India national under-23 football team results
    India national under-23 football team results
    This article details the fixtures and results of the India national under-23 football team.-Fixtures and results:...

  • I-League
    I-League
    The I-League is an Indian football league for association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation of two teams each year with the I-League 2nd Division...

  • India national football team
    India national football team
    The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...

  • India national under-19 football team
    India national under-19 football team
    India's national Under-19 football team, also known as India Under-19s or India U19, is considered to be one of the feeder teams for the India national football team behind the India national under-23 football team....

  • India national under-16 football team

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