The Indian men's hockey team clinched a second successive bronze medal at the Olympic Games for the first time in 52 years with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Spain. Here is a look at some of the top moments from the match.
The Indian men’s hockey team clinched a second successive bronze medal at the Olympic Games for the first time in 52 years with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Spain at Yves-du-Manoir Stadium in Paris at the ongoing Paris Olympics. Here are the some of the top moments from the fiery contest. (Image: Reuters)
India and Spain squared-off for the bronze medal match in the men’s field hockey at Paris’ Yves-du-Manoir Stadium. (Image: Reuters)
Spain got into an early lead as Marc Miralles converted a penalty stroke in the the 18th minute. (Image: AP)
Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh scored the first goal of his side as his drag flick helped covert a penalty corner in the 30th minute. (Image: AP)
Three minutes later Harmanpreet Sing converted another penalty corner as India stormed into a 2-1 lead. (Image: AP)
Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, playing his final international game, made several crucial saves in the match to keep India ahead in the match. (Image: Reuters)
Indian fans filled the stadium as the match inside Yves-du-Manoir Stadium felt like a home match for the Harmanpreet Singh-led side. (Image: Reuters)
With bronze medal at stake, the match was played at high intensity as several players took knocks and picked up injuries during the thrilling contest.India’s Hardik Singh (left) and Spain’s Jordi Bonastre (right) were among the several players who were injured during the match. (Images: Reuters)
Although Spain tried hard to find the equalizer to push the match into a penalty shoot-out but the Red Sticks ran out of the stipulated time as India won the clash to successfully defend its bronze medal from Tokyo Olympics.It was for the first time since 1972 that India clinched medals in hockey in back-to-back editions of field hockey. (Image: Reuters)
Spain players were left in tears after the full-time hooter. (Image: Reuters)
After the win, Harmanpreet Singh lifted PR Sreejesh on his shoulders to pay respect to the veteran goalkeeper for his dedicated service to the Indian hockey. (Image: Reuters)
By winning back-to-back medals at the Olympics, Sreejesh finally bid adieu to hockey. The “Wall of Indian Hockey” finished his career with two Olympic bronze, two golds and a bronze at Asian Games, two silver medals at Commonwealth Games, four gold and a silver at Asian Champions Trophy, a silver medal at the Asia Cup, two silvers at Champions Trophy. (Image: Reuters)
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