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In an exclusive conversation with Firstpost, Arjuna awardee and former Indian men's hockey captain Jagbir Singh analyses bronze medal win at Paris Olympics, areas of improvement, losing PR Sreejesh and Harmanpreet Singh's influence.
Following their Olympic medal win, Indian men's hockey players are poised for a significant income boost, with estimates suggesting at least a 30% rise. The biggest growth can be from their role as sports influencers.
PR Sreejesh, who represented India for nearly two decades, retired after winning the bronze medal at Paris Olympics.
A goal from Abhishek was disallowed against Australia courtesy a stick tackle by India. According to Fulton, that was a '100 per cent goal' from Abhishek and the match should have ended 4-1. Instead, the match ended 3-2 for India.
'I really missed the semi-final because of the one-match suspension. It was such a crucial match', Indian hockey team defender Amit Rohidas said on his suspension against Germany at the Paris Olympics.
The majority of the Indian hockey players including captain Harmanpreet Singh arrived in Delhi on Saturday and were greeted with garlands and celebratory dhol at the Indira Gandhi Airport.
Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh retired from hockey after Indian men's hockey team won bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Games.
The way India played, they almost made heavy weather of winning this encounter. Their extra-cautious defence, however, was forgotten as celebrations sparked around the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium.
Team India defeated Spain 2-1 in the bronze medal playoff at Paris' Yves-du-Manoir Stadium on Thursday to secure a podium finish in the Olympics for the second consecutive time.
India defeated Spain 2-1 in the men's hockey bronze medal playoff at the Pars Olympics on Thursday. Nita Ambani hoped that the national hockey team would scale new heights in the upcoming years.
Harmanpreet Singh fired a brace after Marc Miralles put Spain in the lead to help India win a men's hockey medal on consecutive editions of the Olympics for the first time since 1972.
India clinched a second successive bronze medal at the Olympic Games for the first time in 52 years, beating Spain 2-1 in Paris on Thursday and giving veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh a fitting farewell.
'Many many congratulations to the team. You have made India proud. You broke the string of losses in the Olympics', PM Narendra Modi told the Indian hockey team via phone call.
After India defeated Spain at the Paris Olympics to win bronze on Thursday, Sreejesh showcased his iconic celebration from Tokyo, with his teammates watching him on.
The bronze, India's fourth in the Paris Olympics and the first one not coming from the shooting team, naturally got a billion-plus Indians — whether in Paris or back home or across the world — into a celebratory frenzy, the mood of which was evident on social media.
Tom Craig, 28, last played for Australia in his team's quarter-final defeat to the Netherlands at the Paris Olympics.
Indian men's hockey team suffered a narrow 3-2 defat to Germany in the semi-finals at Paris Olympics and will now play in the bronze medal match.
Dishing out a gallant display against reigning world champions Germany, misfiring India faltered to a 2-3 loss in the semi-finals, and would now need to work hard to retain the bronze medal they had clinched in Tokyo.
Day 11 of the Paris Olympics also witnessed star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra begin his campaign on a clinical note as he would advance to the final with just one attempt.
India suffered a 2-3 defeat to Germany in the men's hockey semi-final of the 2024 Paris Olympics on Tuesday. Here's players and fans reacted to the defeat, as India play Spain for the bronze medal on Thursday.
India will fight for bronze against Spain after losing a second successive men's hockey semi-final at the Olympics.
Standing in their way of a maiden Olympic final in men's hockey since the 1980 Games in Moscow is Germany, the team they had beaten in the bronze medal playoff in Tokyo that led to emotional celebrations on the pitch for the Indians.
Amit Rohidas will not be in contention for selection in the Paris Olympics semi-final against Germany.
In it's complaint, Hockey India also objected to Britain goalkeeper Ollie Payne getting coaching tips from behind the goalpost and also getting to use an iPad during the penalty shoot-out, which India ended up winning 4-2.
Despite having one man extra, Great Britain failed to break down the Indian defence and spirit, as Harmanpreet Singh and Co. reached the semi-finals.
Indian men's hockey team was handed a massive blow during the quarter-finals against Great Britain at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Sunday after defender Amit Rohidas was given a red card.
Hockey fans and the rest of the Indian sporting fraternity were impressed by India’s win over Great Britain as they kept their hopes of a gold medal at the Paris Olympics well and truly alive. Here are a few reactions.