The bronze medal-winning Indian hockey team at the Paris Olympics had suffered a blow when defender Amit Rohidas received a red card with three-quarters of the vital quarterfinal match against Great Britain remaining. How did the team regroup and fight back to win the tie and enter the semifinal?
The Uttar Pradesh government rolled out the red carpet for Lalit at Kashi Vishwanath Temple, where temple officials honoured him with a garland for winning a bronze medal in.
India survived anxious moments at the fag end when Spain forced four successive penalty corners which were stoutly defended by the eight time gold medalists sparking wild celebrations at the Yves-du-Mnoir stadium.
He hailed the achievement as the "victory of every countryman" and expressed hope that this winning streak continues.
In less than a month, after the Indian men’s hockey team shore up their preparations for the Paris 2024 Olympics in Switzerland and the Netherlands, 29-year-old Gurjant Singh will step onto the pitch at Yves-du-Manior not only as an Olympic bronze medallist but also as a newlywed.
With matches lined up on the 21st, 22nd, 24th, 26th, 27th, and 29th May, the team will play six matches across three nations: Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands, including club teams Bredase Hockey Vereniging Push and Oranje Rood.
Led by Captain Jyoti Singh, the Indian Junior Women’s Hockey Team will begin their campaign against Bredase Hockey Vereniging Push on 21st May, followed by a match against Belgium on 22nd May, in Breda
To fulfill this dream, they will have to overcome the reigning Olympic Champions Belgium (World No. 2), Australia (World No. 3), Argentina (World No. 7), New Zealand (World No. 10), and Ireland (World No. 11) in Pool B, and secure a top-four finish in the pool to progress to the Quarter-Finals.
Jaspreet Kaur was part of the group of former drag-flickers who underwent intensive training under the tutelage of High-Performance Director Herman Kruis at SAI Bengaluru, earlier this month.
In the episode of Hockey Te Charcha, a podcast series of Hockey India, Ashok Kumar said "No other country has won eight Olympic Gold medals and we have to protect this legacy at any cost "
