Paris Olympics 2024: India clinch bronze medal in men’s hockey after beating Spain 2-1
Paris Olympics 2024: India clinch bronze medal in men's hockey after beating Spain 2-1
India have added one more medal to their hockey Olympics cabinet after they beat Spain 2-1 in men’s hockey on Thursday (Aug 8). The Indian men’s team in the bronze medal match beat Spain to claim their 13th medal in the Olympics with the latest success in Paris. The match also saw PR Sreejesh end his career on a high, havingwon back-to-back medals in men’s hockey at the Olympics after clinchingthe bronze in Tokyo last time..
BRONZE MEDAL IT IS!!!! Our team has done it as we secure the bronze medal after a 2-1 win against Spain 💪🏼💪🏼#JeetKiAur | #Cheer4Bharat pic.twitter.com/f88ByhQ26g — Team India (@WeAreTeamIndia) August 8, 2024
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Having lost a close contest against Germany in the semifinal, India were in the bronze medal match against Spain. It was a poor start for the eight-time Olympic champions as they conceded a goal in the first quarter and were on the backfoot before Harmanpreet Singh equalised in the second quarter. The Men in Blue then scored the winning goal in the third quarter when skipper Harmanpreet scored again from a penalty corner.
Spain pushed hard for an equaliser but were denied a clear sight of the goal. Spain had two penalty corners in the dying moment of the match but were undone asPR Sreejesh made two excellent saves to help India win the bronze medal.
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India extends Olympic medal run
This is the first time since 1972 that India has won back-to-back medals at the Olympics, having won bronze in Mexico in 1968 followed by another bronze in the 1972 Munich Olympics. This is also India’s fourth bronze medal at the Olympic Games, taking the overall tally to 13. In its glorious history, India has won eight gold medals along with a silver in the 1956 Melbourne Games, adding to the four bronze medals.
The match also dropped the curtain on PR Sreejesh’s illustrious career, having served the nation for over two decades.