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Indian hockey team welcomed with drums at Delhi airport | News India

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The Indian hockey team has reached Delhi. The Indian hockey team has returned home after winning the bronze medal in the Paris Olympics. The hockey team was welcomed with drums at the Delhi airport. The hockey team returned to India from Paris on 10 August. After returning to India, the hockey team visited the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Some players of the team stayed in Paris to attend the closing ceremony and returned in the second batch.

Indian Hockey Team won Bronze Medal

Let us tell you that the Indian hockey team won the bronze medal by defeating Spain in the Paris Olympics. The Indian team created history by winning the match against Spain 2-1. The Indian hockey team won consecutive Olympic medals after 52 years. Earlier, the hockey team had won the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics.

PR Sreejesh retired

Hockey team's veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh played the last match of his career in the bronze medal match played in the Paris Olympics. PR Sreejesh announced his retirement. PR Sreejesh and shooter Manu Bhaker were seen as flag bearers in the closing ceremony of the Olympics.

Indian Hockey Team's Paris Olympics Journey

It is worth noting that the Indian hockey team performed brilliantly in the Paris Olympics. The Indian team was present in Pool-B. Team India played its first match against New Zealand, in which they won 3-2. After this, Team India played the next match against Argentina which was a draw. After this, Team India defeated Ireland and in the next match defeated Belgium. After this, in the next match, they defeated Australia and made it to the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals, India defeated Great Britain. After this, Team India lost to Germany in the semi-finals and then defeated Spain in the bronze medal match.