Campaigning to end tomorrow evening in 9 assembly bypolls in UP
The campaign for the nine assembly byelections has intensified in Uttar Pradesh with just 24 hours left to end electioneering before the elections on Wednesday.
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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