The inside story of how India won the Olympics hockey bronze
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The inside story of how India won the Olympics hockey bronze

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When the umpire blew the final whistle, signalling India’s victory over Germany and a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, Manpreet Singh felt stunned. Soon his teammates gathered around, with one consistent refrain: “We did it.” This was India’s first Olympic medal in 41 years in hockey, a sport that the country had once dominated. “Even till the last minute, the team’s junior players would come to me and say we will win this. Singh has been India’s captain since 2017, and he credits the players’ fitness to the team’s scientific advisor Robin Arkell.

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