The Indian hockey team created history by winning a medal in the Tokyo Olympics 2021 Games after 41 years in the Tokyo Olympics-2020. In this match played on August 5, the Indian team won the bronze medal by defeating Germany. However, the Indian team could not win the gold and silver medals. But after 41 years, the Indian hockey team has won a medal in the Olympics.
#IND has done it!
They overcome a two-goal deficit against #GER to win their first Olympic #Hockey medal since 1980!@fih_hockey @WeAreTeamIndia pic.twitter.com/WAj5vVvHBu
— Olympics (@Olympics) August 5, 2021
As soon as India’s goalkeeper PR Shreejesh stopped Germany’s penalty corner in the last few seconds of the match, Indian players as well as crores of Indians watching this historic match on television held their heads high with pride. Finally, the drought of 41 years ended, and after the year 1980, Indian hockey won the bronze medal in the Olympic Games on 5 August 2021.
Team Indian at Tokyo Olympics 2021
It has been a decent excursion for India men’s hockey group in Tokyo Olympics, overcoming New Zealand 3-2 in their initial gathering game, and afterward getting prevails upon Germany (2-0), Spain (3-1), Argentina (3-1), and Japan (5-3) in the gathering matches. Excepting the 7-1 loss against Australia, and the 5-2 misfortune in the elimination round to the World Champions Belgium, India dominated every one of their games in Tokyo.
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