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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a note of praise for the Indian Hockey team after their bronze medal victory at the Paris Olympics 2024. The Blue Tigers defeated Spain 2-1 in the bronze medal match at the ongoing Summer Games. With this victory, India took home the bronze for the second consecutive time after finishing third in the Tokyo Olympics.
Talking about the match, the Indian team went 0-1 down after conceding a penalty stroke. But in the next quarters, the Blue Tigers came back into the contest with two back-to-back goals from captain Harmanpreet Singh from penalty corners.
PM Modi praises Indian Hockey Team after winning bronze
Celebrating this victory, Narendra Modi wrote, "A feat that will be cherished for generations to come! The Indian Hockey team shines bright at the Olympics, bringing home the Bronze Medal! This is even more special because it is their second consecutive Medal at the Olympics."
"Their success is a triumph of skill, perseverance and team spirit. They showed immense grit and resilience. Congratulations to the players. Every Indian has an emotional connect with Hockey and this accomplishment will make the sport even more popular among the youth of our nation."
Please support us and we will definitely do better next time: Harmanpreet
After winning the Bronze Medal, Harmanpreet Singh said, " Medal is medal. Both medals are big, I think in terms of Indian hockey, we are going up again, showing that we can beat any team in the world. India's history in hockey is huge. We are trying to get us back to the top again. It is my humble plea that please support us and we will definitely do better next time."
"This is a big achievement for us. One has to wait for Olympics for four years. Our mentality is that we want to win always. We wanted to win gold and people believed in us that we can win gold, and for that, I apologise. We could have done it, but we just fell short. But we have won back-to-back medals and that is a big achievement for India," the captain said.
