Puducherry, Aug 5 (PTI) Puducherry Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Thursday hailed the Indian men's hockey team on winning the bronze medal at the Olympics Games in Tokyo.

In a statement, she said the "historic win of the Indian team has made the country proud. The nation is delighted to see the victory after a gap of 41 years."

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She congratulated the team in her message of felicitation.

The Indian men's hockey team rewrote history as it claimed an Olympic medal after 41 years, defeating Germany 5-4 to win the bronze in a play-off match of the ongoing Games at Tokyo.

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