Indian Men's Hockey Team Wins Bronze Medal at Paris Olympics 2024 With 2-1 Victory over Spain; Harmanpreet Singh's Brace Helps India Secure Podium Finish
With this bronze medal win, legendary goalkeeper PR Sreejesh's international career came to an end. The Indian men's hockey team had earlier lost to Germany in what had turned out to be a thrilling semifinal match. India had won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 as well.
The Indian men's hockey team won the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics 2024 with a 2-1 victory over Spain on Thursday, August 8. A brace from Harmanpreet Singh helped India stage a comeback in this match after Spain had taken the lead when Marc Miralles scored via a penalty corner in the second quarter. But India did not give up, and their relentless effort bore fruit, with captain Harmanpreet Singh levelling the score in the closing stages of the second quarter. Singh continued his good form at the Paris Olympics 2024, scoring once again to help India gain a 2-1 lead in this match. The scoreline remained intact at the end of the third quarter as well. Spain did try hard to equalise, but their efforts were in vain, with PR Sreejesh doing well to save a penalty corner in the last minutes of the game.
India vs Spain Men's Hockey Result
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ณ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐โฃ!
Consecutive bronze medals for team India, we defeat Spain in the Bronze Medal match.
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India ๐ฎ๐ณ 2๏ธโฃ - 1๏ธโฃ ๐ช๐ธ Spain
Harmanpreet Singh 30' (PC) 33' (PC)
Marc Miralles 18' (PS) #Hockey #HockeyIndiaโฆ
โ Hockey India (@TheHockeyIndia) August 8, 2024
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