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Paris Olympics 2024 India Hockey Semifinal: The Indian men's hockey team had to face defeat in the semi-finals at the Paris Olympics 2024. India lost to Germany 2-3 in the semi-finals played on 6 August (Tuesday). Gonzalo Peillat (18th minute), Christopher Ruhr (27th minute) and Marco Miltkau (54th minute) scored goals for Germany. At the same time, captain Harmanpreet Singh (7th minute) and Sukhjeet Singh (36th minute) scored goals for India. Now the Indian team will face Spain for the bronze medal on 8 August at 5.30 pm. At the same time, the German team will face the Netherlands in the final on 8 August.
In the first semi-final match, Netherlands defeated Spain 4-0. Let us tell you that the Indian team reached the semi-finals by defeating Great Britain 4-2 in the shootout. At the same time, Germany defeated Argentina 3-2 in the quarter-final match. With the defeat to Germany, the Indian team's dream of winning a gold medal in the Olympics after 44 years was shattered. The Indian team was last successful in winning the gold medal in the 1980 Moscow Olympics. However, India now has a chance to win the bronze medal for the second consecutive time. But for this it will have to defeat Spain.
In the semi-final against world champion Germany, the Indian team started aggressively and dominated in the first quarter. In the 7th minute of the game, captain Harmanpreet Singh scored a goal and gave India the lead. In the second quarter, Germany definitely made a comeback and scored two goals. First Gonzalo Pilot did not miss the opportunity on the penalty corner. Then Christopher Ruhr scored a brilliant goal on a penalty stroke due to Germanpreet Singh's mistake. In the third quarter, India made a strong comeback and Sukhjeet was successful in scoring a goal on a penalty corner. After three quarters, both the teams were tied at 1-1. The fourth quarter was very interesting. Both the teams had many chances. Although India could not score a goal, Germany's Marco Miltkau scored the decisive goal in the 54th minute.
The Indian team missed the semi-finals due to the absence of defender Amit Rohidas. Rohidas is also India's number one rusher, so the defense looked weak. Rohidas was shown a red card during the match against Great Britain and was also banned for the semi-final match. Rohidas' absence against Germany also cost India on penalty corners as the captain Harmanpreet He is India's drag flick specialist after Singh.
In the Paris Olympics, the Indian team was placed in Pool-B. The Indian team defeated New Zealand 3-2 in its first pool match. After this, it played a 1-1 draw against Argentina. After this, in the third match, the Indian team defeated Ireland 2-0. However, they had to face a 1-2 defeat from Tokyo Olympic champion Belgium. Then in the next match, the Indian team defeated Australia 3-2. Apart from India, New Zealand, Argentina Ireland, Belgium and Australia were also part of Pool A. Pool A included Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain, Spain, South Africa and host country France. Four teams each from both groups reached the quarter-finals.