This player became the hero of hockey Team India!!!
hockey Team india has won the bronze medal by performing brilliantly in paris olympics 2024. This was India's fourth medal in this Olympics. At the same time, this was the 13th medal of the olympics for the indian hockey team. india crushed spain 2-1 in the bronze medal match. Captain Harmanpreet Singh was the hero of this victory of Team India. He scored two goals. Harmanpreet has performed strongly before this as well.
Harmanpreet Singh became the reason for Spain's defeat. The first quarter of the match was very interesting. In this, both the teams gave a tough fight. But the goal was not scored. But after this spain scored a goal in the 18th minute. However, Harmanpreet did not let spain be happy for long. Harmanpreet scored a goal in the 30th minute. In this way, at the end of the second quarter, both the teams were tied at 1-1. But in the third quarter, india again scored a goal. Harmanpreet scored a goal in the 33rd minute. india remained in the lead till the end of the fourth quarter. india won the match 2-1.
This victory of Team india was historic. india has won bronze for the second consecutive time in the olympics after 52 years. Team india won medals in 1968 and 1972. After this, india won bronze in 2020 and repeated the same in the paris Olympics. Goalkeeper P. Sreejesh also played an important role in India's victory.
Team india has won a total of 13 medals in the olympics so far. india won the first gold medal in 1928. After this, india won a total of 8 gold medals in hockey. Team india won the last gold in the olympics in 1980. Team india won the silver medal in 1960. At the same time, a total of 4 bronze medals have been won so far.
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