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The Indian men’s hockey team defeated Spain 2-1 on the back of a brace by captain Harmanpreet Singh and won a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics 2024. At the Stade Yves-du-Manoir, India was behind a goal in the second quarter, but they made a great comeback to take home their second straight bronze medal at the Olympic Games in men’s hockey.
Singh has been one of the most important players in India's Paris Olympics campaign as he scored 10 goals in eight matches with strikes in the last three games. Coming back to the bronze medal match, Spanish captain Marc Miralles managed to get the ball past the right hand of PR Sreejesh to put his team in a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute from a penalty stroke.
H armanpreet scores 2 brilliant goals as India wins Bronze
After conceding the goal, India went on the front foot and then in the final minute before half-time, the Blue Tigers earned a penalty corner, which captain Harmanpreet Singh converted, to bring the team on level terms at 1-1. Then in the early moments of the 3rd quarter, Harmanpreet stepped up again to give India the lead with another thunderous drag flick.
It’s better to go home with bronze than nothing: Harmanpreet Singh
These two goals were enough as the Indian defence held its own to take the Blue Tigers over the line and take home the bronze medal. Singh had expressed disappointment at failing to secure a gold medal while speaking to JioCinema after the semi-final and promised to win the bronze.
Singh, as per Jio Cinema said, “This is extremely disappointing as we came here to win a gold medal. But, having said that, it’s better to go home with bronze than nothing. When you lose in the semifinal game, it’s not that easy to take as reaching the final is a dream of any athlete."
