Hockey Olympics 2024: The Indian hockey team has given a unique gift to the countrymen. Under the leadership of Harmanpreet Singh, the Indian team won the bronze medal for the second consecutive time in the Olympics. In the Paris Olympics 2024, India defeated Spain 2-1 in the bronze medal match. Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored both the goals for India. Marc Miralles scored the only goal for Spain.
The Indian team has won two consecutive medals in hockey after 52 years. However, Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh did not look very happy after the victory. He apologized to the countrymen.
Talking to the broadcaster after the match, Harmanpreet Singh said that we definitely won the bronze medal. But we deserved to win the gold medal. I apologize to the countrymen for failing to win the gold medal. We tried our best and are happy that the country is not returning empty handed.
I also love hockey: Harmanpreet
Harmanpreet Singh also made a special appeal to the countrymen. He said that we are trying to raise the level of hockey and want people to like this game more. Harmanpreet Singh said, “We are working hard to raise the level of hockey. We are constantly trying to improve our game.” We want the countrymen to love hockey more because we need your support very much. We know that you like hockey and we will try to win as many medals as possible for the country.
Sreejesh's emotional farewell moment
Harmanpreet Singh gave an emotional speech on the farewell of goalkeeper PR Sreejesh. He said, “We know that our strongest side is defense near the goalpost. This is the last match of our wall Sreejesh. Many players of our team have experience equal to his age.” Sreejesh has done a lot for this team. The team is as happy to win the medal as it is emotional about Sreejesh's departure.
Let us tell you that captain Harmanpreet Singh walked around the stadium with PR Sreejesh on his shoulders and accepted the greetings of the fans. Sreejesh performed brilliantly in his last match and played an important role in India's victory.