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Indian hockey team players celebrating after winning the bronze medal match.
The Indian hockey team has won the bronze medal of the Paris Olympics. Team India defeated Spain 2-1. Both the goals were scored by captain Harmanpreet Singh. He is also the top scorer of the tournament with 10 goals.
This bronze medal match of the Olympics was the last international match of goalkeeper Sreejesh. He had announced his retirement before the Olympics.
Sreejesh saved 11 penalty corners in the quarterfinal match against Great Britain. The match went into a penalty shootout, in which too he made 2 brilliant saves.
The Indian team has won its second consecutive bronze medal in the Olympics. India won bronze by defeating Germany in Tokyo.
Won the 13th medal in hockey in the Olympics
The Indian team has won the 13th medal in hockey in the Olympic Games. This is the team’s fourth bronze medal. Before this, the team has won 8 gold and one silver.
Hockey medals in two consecutive Olympics after 52 years
India has won bronze medal in hockey in two consecutive Olympic Games after 52 years. Earlier, the Indian hockey team had won two consecutive medals in 1968 and 1972 Olympics.
Photos after the win
Indian captain Harmanpreet lifted goalkeeper PR Sreejesh on her shoulders.
PR Sreejesh climbed over the goal post after winning the match. He saved a penalty at a crucial moment.
Indian hockey team celebrating after winning the bronze medal.
After winning the match, Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh lay down on the field and the rest of the players climbed on top of him.
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India gets bronze for the second consecutive Olympics
01:51 PM8 August 2024
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Indian team has won bronze, defeating Spain 2-1
The Indian hockey team has won the bronze medal. The Indian team defeated Spain 2-1.
Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh scored both the goals. Both these goals came on penalty corners.
01:47 PM8 August 2024
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Spain got a penalty corner in the last minute
In the 59th minute of the match, Spain got a penalty corner, but goalkeeper PR Sreejesh saved it again.
01:35 PM8 August 2024
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Sukhjeet gets green card, out for 2 minutes
In the 53rd minute of the match, India’s Sukhjeet Singh has been shown a card. He has gone out of the field for 2 minutes.
01:20 PM8 August 2024
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Third quarter ends, 15 minutes left in the game; India leads
The third quarter of the India-Spain match has ended and the Indian team is leading 2-1. Now 15 minutes of play are left.
01:17 PM8 August 2024
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Penalty corner for India in the 44th minute, saved
In the 44th minute, India again got a penalty corner. But the goal did not come. Brilliant save by the Spanish goalkeeper.
01:06 PM8 August 2024
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India gets another penalty corner, the ball hits the Spanish player
In the 37th minute, India got another penalty corner. Here the ball hit the foot of the Spanish player, but the goal was not scored.
01:03 PM8 August 2024
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Abhishek got green card, was thrown out of the field
In the 35th minute, Abhishek got a green card and he went out of the field for 2 minutes.
01:02 PM8 August 2024
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Spain also got a penalty corner, Rohidas saved it
In the 35th minute, Spain also got a penalty corner, but India’s first rusher Amit Rohidas made a brilliant save and averted the danger of goal.
01:01 PM8 August 2024
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Harman scored from the penalty spot, India took 2-1 lead
In the third quarter, in the 33rd minute of the match, Hardik Singh asked for a video referral. On this, the referee gave a penalty to India. Taking advantage of this, captain Harmanpreet Singh scored a goal. This is his 10th goal in the tournament.
12:45 PM8 August 2024
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Half Time: Both teams are tied at 1-1, Harmanpreet scored a goal
The Indian team has scored an equaliser. Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh scored a goal from a penalty corner in the 30th minute of the match. This is his ninth goal. After this goal, the score remained 1-1 till half time.
Indian players celebrating after scoring the first goal.
12:42 PM8 August 2024
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Lacalle’s shot…saved, but Spain gets a penalty corner
In the 28th minute, Spain’s Borja Lacalle attacked the goal post, it was defended too, but Spain got a penalty corner. However, PR Sreejesh did his duty well and saved it.
Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh saving a penalty.
12:40 PM8 August 2024
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India’s counter attack, but no goal
Indian players have counter attacked. In the 24th minute, Lalit and Hardik made back-to-back attacks. But they could not score. Here the Spanish team made great saves.
12:32 PM8 August 2024
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Penalty corner to Spain in the 21st minute, saved by Sreejesh
Immediately after the goal, Spain got a penalty corner, but it did not result in a goal. Here goalkeeper PR Sreejesh made a brilliant save.
12:30 PM8 August 2024
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Portillo scores on stroke, India trail 0-1
In the 18th minute, the Spanish team was given a penalty stroke. Marc Miralles Portillo scored on this. In this way, the Indian team fell behind 1-0.
Marc Miralles Portillo celebrates a goal.
12:22 PM8 August 2024
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First quarter: Both teams could not score
The first quarter of the India-Spain bronze medal match remained goalless. After 15 minutes of play, neither team could score a goal.
12:13 PM8 August 2024
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Bastera’s attack, Sreejesh’s goalkeeper saves
In the 9th minute of the match, the Spanish players created a chance. Spanish goalkeeper Jose Basterra led the attack and took a brilliant shot. Then Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh made a brilliant save.
12:10 PM8 August 2024
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Sukhjeet missed the chance to score
In the sixth minute of the match, Indian player Sukhjeet Singh missed a short run inside the D and missed a goal chance.
Indian player Sukhjeet reacting after missing the shot.
11:55 AM8 August 2024
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3 strengths of Team India…
- Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh Experienced goalkeeper PR Sreejesh is India’s biggest strength. The experienced goalkeeper, who is playing his last tournament, helped Team India win by saving 2 goals in the penalty shootout in the quarter-finals against Britain. Sreejesh saved a total of 11 penalties in the match.
- Harmanpreet’s captaincy Under the leadership of Harmanpreet Singh, the team looks united and is a big contender to win the bronze medal. Harman has scored 8 goals so far. Out of these, 5 goals have come from penalty corners, while 3 goals have come from penalty strokes. Harman is an expert in scoring goals on penalties. He is one of the top drag flickers in the world. Harman had put India ahead by scoring a goal in the penalty shootout against Britain. Earlier, during the match, he scored a goal by turning 360 degrees on a penalty, which was much talked about. This goal gave India the lead.
- india’s defense The Indian team’s defense has been amazing in the tournament. The team has conceded only 8 goals in the entire tournament. In the last match against Britain, Amit Rohidas was shown a red card in the 12th minute. After that, the team played with 10 players for 48 minutes. The team conceded only one goal.
11:54 AM8 August 2024
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The challenge before India
Spain defeated Germany in the group stage and Belgium in the quarter-finals. India has lost against these two teams in the tournament. This means that if Spain manages to continue its recent form, then India will face a lot of difficulty in winning the bronze medal.
11:54 AM8 August 2024
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Top scorers from both teams
11:53 AM8 August 2024
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Performance of both teams…
11:52 AM8 August 2024
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India-Spain bronze medal match in some time
