India defeated Spain 2-1 to safe bronze within the ongoing Paris Olympics. Within the semi-finals, the Harmanpreet Singh-led facet suffered a heartbreaking 3-2 defeat and even on Thursday, August 8, they have been trailing 1-0 to start out with however the staff confirmed large grit and performed to their benefit to show the desk and win the bronze medal.
On the large day, the captain led by instance, firing twice to get the job performed. Harmanpreet scored within the thirtieth and thirty third minute of the sport and after which, Spain attacked a number of instances and gained many penalty corners, however they did not get previous PR Sreejesh, who performed his final sport for the nation.
He as soon as once more had an excellent night time beneath the submit, saving loads of Spain’s possibilities. After the sport, he was very emotional, because the 36-year-old was mendacity on the sphere in tears whereas his teammates hugged him in that state and gave him a becoming farewell. He retired with two Olympic bronze medals, two Asian Video games gold medals and one bronze medal, two Commonwealth Video games silver medals, one Asia Cup silver medal and two Champions Trophy silver medals.
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India in the meantime secured its thirteenth Olympic medal in males’s hockey historical past. They gained gold in 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964 and 1980 whereas gained silver in 1960 and Bronze in 1968, 1972, 2020 and 2024. Notably, this was for the primary time since 1972 when India secured back-to-back medals in hockey within the Olympics.
In the meantime, with a brace in opposition to Spain, Harmanpreet now has 10 targets within the Paris Olympics – most by any participant to date. India now have 4 medals within the Paris Olympics and the cricketing group was delighted with the success. Many former cricketers together with Anil Kumble congratulated the staff and lauded them for a shocking comeback after being 1-0 down after the primary quarter. The likes of Harbhajan Singh, VVS Laxman and Venkatesh Prasad congratulated the staff as nicely.
This is how cricketers reacted:
Mubarkaa @TheHockeyIndia nicely performed Shero ❤️ pic.twitter.com/sKHvJXOKGW
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) August 8, 2024
Completely gorgeous play by the Indian Hockey staff to combat again and get the sport after trailing 1-0 within the first-quarter! @13harmanpreet has led the staff by instance! Huge congratulations @TheHockeyIndia on profitable the Bronze medal!#Olympics
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) August 8, 2024
A lot deserving. A bronze. Implausible play.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 8, 2024
Completely gorgeous play by the Indian Hockey staff to combat again and get the sport after trailing 1-0 within the first-quarter! @13harmanpreet has led the staff by instance! Huge congratulations @TheHockeyIndia on profitable the Bronze medal!#Olympics
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) August 8, 2024
Many congratulations to the Indian males’s hockey staff on securing a second consecutive Olympic Bronze medal . Excellent effort from our boys. #Paris2024Olympics @TheHockeyIndia pic.twitter.com/yPebk7BnCF
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) August 8, 2024
𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐙𝐄 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐀𝐋 no.4🥉
HOCKEY: India BEAT Spain 2-1 🇮🇳🇮🇳
𝗙𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗢 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗢! An ideal farewell for the “Nice Wall of India” Sreejesh, signing off on a terrific profession between the sticks with one other Olympic Bronze medal added to his… pic.twitter.com/tFbdhqMtqO
— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) August 8, 2024
Excellent show by Workforce India and a a lot deserved medal for our boys.@TheHockeyIndia #Paris2024Olympics pic.twitter.com/j4ydkxmGfF
— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) August 8, 2024
Sensible effort from the boys to beat Spain and a second consecutive Olympic bronze for our boys. Congratulations @TheHockeyIndia . #ParisOlympics2024 pic.twitter.com/O66eymgNM7
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 8, 2024
“Hockey is an emotion” जय हिन्द! 🇮🇳 Good farewell to our champion #Shreejesh! Sensible Bronze 🥉 pic.twitter.com/ejDzVNEl6F
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) August 8, 2024
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