He hailed the achievement as the “victory of every countryman” and expressed hope that this winning streak continues.
Photo: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath congratulated the Indian men’s hockey team on their victory over Britain in a thrilling 4-2 penalty shootout in the quarter-final of the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
He hailed the achievement as the “victory of every countryman” and expressed hope that this winning streak continues.
CM Yogi wrote on his X handle using #TheHockeyIndia, “The Indian hockey team has once again created history by defeating Great Britain to reach the semi-finals of the Olympics. Hearty congratulations to all the players and every proud Indian. This historic achievement belongs to every Indian. May this victorious journey continue…Jai Hind.”
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In the quarter-final match, with both teams tied at 1-1 at the end of regulation time, the result was decided by a penalty shootout, where the Indian team triumphed 4-2. If the Indian team wins the semi-final, it will secure another medal for the country.
It is known that in the quarterfinal match, when the score of both the teams remained equal at 1-1 till the stipulated time, penalty shootout was used to decide the result of the match, in which the Indian team won 4-2. Now if the Indian team wins the semifinal as well, then another medal will be confirmed for the country.
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