Olympian Lalit Upadhyay arrives in Kashi to a rousing welcome
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.
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.
The spirit in the team is high. They are all motivated and ready to play in the tournament. We are going to take every match seriously, said Shivendra Singh.
India was placed fourth in this season's league behind the Netherlands, Great Britain, and Belgium. Despite finishing fourth, India the tournament in goal scoring with 51 goals in 16 games.
India, who won silver medals in the 2010 and 2014 editions of the games, was expected to romp to victory as they had easily beaten South Africa in the FIH Pro League.
The Indian men secured their place in the semifinals with a comprehensive 4-1 victory against Wales on Thursday which helped them top the standings as England finished with the same 10 points but with an inferior goal difference.
With the win, India climbed to the top of the Pool B table with seven points in three games courtesy of their superior goal difference over England.
