India at the Olympics: The early years after gaining independence
5 months, 2 weeks ago

India at the Olympics: The early years after gaining independence

Hindustan Times  

According to the International Olympic Committee's records, India's Olympic journey started in Paris, and the French capital is where athletes representing the country will travel to this year. London 1948 - No more Dhyan Chand but hockey dominance continues The first Olympics after the Second World War also marked the first time that India competed at the Games as an independent nation, with the tricolour being the country's flag as opposed to the British-era Civil Ensign or the Viceroy's flag. While the men's hockey team won their fifth consecutive gold, wrestler Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav became the first athlete from independent India to win an individual medal at the Olympics. The men's team failed to win a medal for the first time since 1928 as New Zealand won gold, Australia took silver and Pakistan won bronze. Moscow 1980 - The last hockey gold The Moscow Olympics marks the last time when the Indian men's hockey team won gold at the Games.

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Manu Bhaker's legacy to Neeraj Chopra's second medal: All records India scripted at Paris Olympics 2024
4 months, 1 week ago

Manu Bhaker's legacy to Neeraj Chopra's second medal: All records India scripted at Paris Olympics 2024

Hindustan Times  

India’s journey at the Paris 2024 Olympics was bitter-sweet. Here is a list of all the records the Indian contingent set at the Paris 2024 Olympics: Manu Bhaker’s legacy In shooting, Manu Bhaker made history by becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic shooting medal, securing a bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol event. Her journey didn’t …

Hockey Team Celebrates With PR Sreejesh As Legendary Goalie Saves 9 PCs In Last International Outing To Win India Olympic Bronze. WATCH
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Hockey Team Celebrates With PR Sreejesh As Legendary Goalie Saves 9 PCs In Last International Outing To Win India Olympic Bronze. WATCH

ABP News  

The Indian men's hockey team defeated Spain 2-1 on August 8 to secure their second consecutive Olympic bronze medal, having previously won it at Tokyo 2020. The last time the Indian men's hockey team won back-to-back bronze medals was in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics. Not only did the Men in Blue end their campaign on a high note, but …

How many Olympic medals has India won in hockey?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

How many Olympic medals has India won in hockey?

The Hindu  

The Indian hockey team won its first Olympic medal at the Amsterdam Games in 1928. It scored 29 goals in five matches to win the gold medal. As Harmanpreet Singh’s men take on Germany in the hockey semifinals at the Paris Olympics, here’s the full list of all medals won by India in hockey at the quadrennial games. List of …

India at the Olympics in 21st century: Records rewritten, numerous firsts
5 months, 2 weeks ago

India at the Olympics in 21st century: Records rewritten, numerous firsts

Hindustan Times  

India have won more Olympic medals since the turn of this century than they did in all of their appearances before 2000. Abhinav Bindra became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal, winning the men's 10m air rifle title. Sushil Kumar became the first Indian athlete to win two individual Olympic medals, bettering his bronze medal in Beijing …

Who won India's first Olympic medal?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Who won India's first Olympic medal?

Firstpost  

India have won 35 medals at the Summer Olympics since the 1900 edition. India’s first Olympic medal was won by Norman Pritchard at the 1900 Paris Olympics. It would be another 28 years before India won their next Olympic medal, with the men’s field hockey team claiming gold at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. This began India’s dominant run in Olympic …

India at the Olympics: The lost years before the 21st century
5 months, 2 weeks ago

India at the Olympics: The lost years before the 21st century

Hindustan Times  

Indian hockey's decline was halted quite spectacularly with a gold at the 1980 Olympics. The gold in 1980 remains the last that India has won in hockey while the men's team would end the dry run only in 2021 in Tokyo. Here we recall the country's performances after the end of the reign of hockey: India's dry run after 1980 …

Which Indian athletes won medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Which Indian athletes won medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

The Hindu  

The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was the most successful Games outing for India since it participated in the Games for the first time in 1900. Here’s a look at the top 10 Indian athletes at Tokyo Olympics 2020: Neeraj Chopra Winning gold in javelin in Tokyo 2020, Neeraj Chopra clinched the first-ever track and field medal for India. | …

Throwback to when Abhinav Bindra's gold added a new chapter in India's Olympic history
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Throwback to when Abhinav Bindra's gold added a new chapter in India's Olympic history

Hindustan Times  

There wasn't too much positivity for India leading into the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Abhinav Bindra was the first Indian in the country's independent history to win an individual gold medal at Olympics. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, the Athens 2004 bronze medallist, failed to qualify for the final of the men's trap on August 9 but on August 11, Abhinav Bindra won …

India's Olympic origins: A brief history of the country's record at the Games before independence
5 months, 2 weeks ago

India's Olympic origins: A brief history of the country's record at the Games before independence

Hindustan Times  

India will make its 26th appearance at the Summer Olympics this year, and for that, they will go back to Paris - the place where the country's Olympic journey began. Dhyan Chand and the rest of the Indian men's hockey team that won the country's first Olympic gold at the 1928 Olympics. Paris 1900 - A debatable start The 1900 …

With five months to go until the Paris Games, the anticipation regarding the medal prospects in these two disciplines is palpable.
9 months, 3 weeks ago

With five months to go until the Paris Games, the anticipation regarding the medal prospects in these two disciplines is palpable.

The Hindu  

Hockey and shooting are the two sports where India has achieved the most success in the Olympics. “The team is 110 percent ready to win gold,” said Hardik Singh, midfielder and vice-captain of the Indian men’s hockey team, during the discussion on ‘Eyeing the Paris Gold’ as part of Sportstar’s ‘Focus Punjab’ Sports Conclave in Chandigarh on Wednesday. However, Hardik …

Asian Games 2023: India’s medal tally LIVE; 28 gold, 38 silver, 41 bronze
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: India’s medal tally LIVE; 28 gold, 38 silver, 41 bronze

Live Mint  

Asian Games 2023: On Day 14, Indian compound archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam achieved an impressive feat by securing three gold medals, while Aditi Swami earned a bronze, contributing to India's archery team's historic achievement of nine medals at the Asian Games. Earlier on Thursday, the Indian women's compound archery team staged an impressive comeback to narrowly defeat their rivals from …

Asian Games: Hockey India announces hefty prize money as wishes continue to pour in for golden team
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games: Hockey India announces hefty prize money as wishes continue to pour in for golden team

India TV News  

India men's hockey team thrashed champions Japan to achieve a Gold medal at the Asian Games 2023 on Friday, October 6. To appreciate their historic achievement, Hockey India announced cash rewards for the men's winning team and support staff after the medal ceremony. "Hockey India has announced rewards of Rs 5 lakh each for all the players and Rs 2.5 …

Indian hockey at the Asian Games - medal count over the years
1 year, 3 months ago

Indian hockey at the Asian Games - medal count over the years

The Hindu  

The Indian hockey teams, both men and women, will be hoping to secure podium finishes in Hangzhou and qualify for the Olympics next year. MEN 1958 - Silver medal 1962 - Silver medal FILE PHOTO: The Indian hockey team which won the gold medal at the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok. | Photo Credit: THE HINDU ARCHIVES 1966 - Gold …

Asian Games: Legends, Pioneers, Heroes
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games: Legends, Pioneers, Heroes

Hindustan Times  

By now, we are familiar with Neeraj Chopra’s arc of triumph. Being part of the the 4x100 relay and the 3x100 medley bronze medal winning teams meant that a man whose music had taken the Hindi film industry by storm was not the only Sachin who was famous Nag’s gold remains India’s only gold in the pool, the other highlights …

Hockey | The only aim is to win gold at the Asian Games, says Manpreet
1 year, 3 months ago

Hockey | The only aim is to win gold at the Asian Games, says Manpreet

The Hindu  

The Indian men’s hockey team is the favourite to win the Asian Games gold, given the side’s impressive title run in the recent Asian Champions Trophy at Chennai. Midfielder Manpreet Singh, who led the nation to a historic bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, acknowledged the added importance of doing well in the continental games. If we feel the Olympics …

On This Day: India triumphs over Great Britain at 1948 London Olympics to win fourth consecutive hockey gold
1 year, 4 months ago

On This Day: India triumphs over Great Britain at 1948 London Olympics to win fourth consecutive hockey gold

Firstpost  

Balbir Singh Senior scored a brace as India defeated Great Britain 4-0 in the men’s hockey final at the Empire Stadium to win its fourth consecutive gold medal — and its first as an independent nation. Saturday, 12 August, marks exactly 75 years since the India men’s hockey team continued its dominant march in the sport by winning gold in …

India at 75 | Five key moments in independent India’s sporting history
2 years, 4 months ago

India at 75 | Five key moments in independent India’s sporting history

The Hindu  

India has an incredibly rich past, even when it comes to sports. 1948 Hockey Olympic gold Merely a year after gaining Independence, India beat Great Britain 4-0 to win gold in themen’s hockey final at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Cricketing legend Kapil Dev led Team India to its first World Cup title victory on June 25, 1983, beating the West …

75 years of independence, 75 iconic moments from Indian sports: No 9 - Indian hockey team clinches gold at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics
2 years, 6 months ago

75 years of independence, 75 iconic moments from Indian sports: No 9 - Indian hockey team clinches gold at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics

The Hindu  

India will complete 75 years of Independence this year. Indian hockey team wins gold at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics Preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics took on the form of a national crusade. India’s campaign The six-time champion did not have things all its way in the preliminary games in Tokyo, unlike at the previous Olympics. READ: Gurbux remembers captain …

75 years of independence, 75 iconic moments from Indian sports: No 2 - 1952 Olympics hockey gold
2 years, 6 months ago

75 years of independence, 75 iconic moments from Indian sports: No 2 - 1952 Olympics hockey gold

The Hindu  

India will complete 75 years of Independence this year. India's Olympic hockey gold in 1952 July 24, 1952: India won the Olympic Hockey Championship and in turn retained the world title. It beat Holland decisively by six goals to one in the final played at the Helsinki Olympic hockey ground, Finland. READ | A day with the hockey legend Balbir …

Hockey great Charanjit Singh, who led India to gold in Tokyo 1964, dies
2 years, 10 months ago

Hockey great Charanjit Singh, who led India to gold in Tokyo 1964, dies

Hindustan Times  

In India’s hockey history, 1964 is known as the year when the country regained its supremacy in the sport. Having lost the 1960 Rome Olympics final to nemesis Pakistan, India reclaimed the crown four years later in Tokyo, beating the same opposition. “Even in his old age, he would light up every time there were conversations about hockey and he …

Honour the Indians who didn’t win any medals at the Olympics
3 years, 4 months ago

Honour the Indians who didn’t win any medals at the Olympics

Live Mint  

It’s been 10 days since the heroes of the Tokyo Olympics returned home. Now my body is not broken, but I’m truly broken.” From the men’s football team at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, to Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna in the mixed doubles event at 2016 Rio, India has had a long tryst with the fourth-place finishes. It was …

Our medal is Naveen Patnaik's gift to the nation: hockey captain Manpreet
3 years, 4 months ago

Our medal is Naveen Patnaik's gift to the nation: hockey captain Manpreet

Hindustan Times  

Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh on Tuesday said their bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics is a gift to the nation from Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is an ardent supporter of the sport. Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh and Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik During a felicitation programme organised to honour both the men's and the …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan promises to build a house for bronze medal winner Vivek Sagar Prasad
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan promises to build a house for bronze medal winner Vivek Sagar Prasad

Firstpost  

The CM also announced that each member of the Indian women hockey team’s Olympic squad will be given Rs 31 lakh for putting up a spectacular performance at the Games. Bhopal: Hockey player Vivek Sagar Prasad, who was part of the Indian squad that won the bronze medal at the recent Tokyo Olympics, was felicitated by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: India men's hockey assistant coach Shivendra Singh writes own redemption story in historic win
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: India men's hockey assistant coach Shivendra Singh writes own redemption story in historic win

Firstpost  

With the Indian men’s hockey team making history at Olympics after 41 years, assistant coach Shivendra Singh too registered a sweet personal victory, completing a sort of redemption story. Netherland’s Sander de Wijn vies with India’s Shivendra Singh during their London 2012 olympic hockey match at the Riverbank venue in the Olympic park, in London. India men’s hockey team’s assistant …

India hockey star Rupinder Pal Singh: In team meetings we used to say we should play like the girls
3 years, 4 months ago

India hockey star Rupinder Pal Singh: In team meetings we used to say we should play like the girls

India Today  

Both the men's and women's hockey teams suffered shaky starts to the Tokyo Olympics but they ended up breaking barriers and setting milestones towards the end of it. While women's captain Rani Rampal had earlier said that the team took motivation out of the way the men played in their tournament, men's team drag-flicker and defender Rupinder Pal Singh said …

Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal was emblematic of India’s Olympics
3 years, 4 months ago

Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal was emblematic of India’s Olympics

Live Mint  

Does Neeraj Chopra have that for breakfast, lunch and dinner? It was independent India’s first medal of any colour, let alone a glinting gold, in track and field at the Olympics. With this medal, I hope things will change.” Chopra’s emphatic gold came in the last event on the last day of India’s Tokyo Olympics sojourn. It is more painful …

Hockey: Will miss the girls but I miss my family more, says coach Sjoerd Marijne
3 years, 4 months ago

Hockey: Will miss the girls but I miss my family more, says coach Sjoerd Marijne

India TV News  

Indian women hockey team coach Sjoerd Marijne while talking to IANS during the felicitation ceremony for olympians who returned home on Monday, said, "Feeling proud at girls' performance at Tokyo". However, Sjoerd Marijne has announced that he will step down as India women's hockey coach after the bronze medal match against Great Britain in the Tokyo Olympics. On Monday a …

Parents will now see a future for their kids in hockey, says PR Sreejesh
3 years, 4 months ago

Parents will now see a future for their kids in hockey, says PR Sreejesh

India TV News  

The bronze medal won by the Indian men's hockey team after a gap of 41 years will encourage parents to allow their children to take up hockey and achieve glory, said goalkeeper PR Sreejesh here on Monday. Indian men's hockey team defeated Germany 5-4 in the playoff to win a bronze medal, their first medal after the gold in the …

Indian Medallists at Tokyo Olympics Get Felicitated in New Delhi: Who Said What
3 years, 4 months ago

Indian Medallists at Tokyo Olympics Get Felicitated in New Delhi: Who Said What

News 18  

Five of the seven medallists at Tokyo Olympics – gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, silver medallist Ravi Kumar Dahiya and bronze medallists Bajrang Punia, Lovlina Borgohain and the Indian men’s hockey team – were felicitated at the Ashoka Hotel in Chanakyapuri by Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and Law Minister and former Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday. Apart from the medallists, …

Neeraj Chopra, Bajrang Punia, other Olympics heroes honoured in grand ceremony
3 years, 4 months ago

Neeraj Chopra, Bajrang Punia, other Olympics heroes honoured in grand ceremony

Live Mint  

Indian athletes who won laurels for the nation at Tokyo Olympics were honoured in a grand ceremony in Delhi. Seven medalists, namely Neeraj Chopra, Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Bajrang Punia, Lovlina Borgohain and the men’s national hockey team, were felicitated during the ceremony. While Chopra won the solo gold for India at Tokyo Olympics, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu and wrestler Ravi Kumar …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian government felicitates Olympic medallists in grand ceremony
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian government felicitates Olympic medallists in grand ceremony

Firstpost  

Sindhu and Chanu did not attend the ceremony as they had arrived earlier and are currently at their home bases. New Delhi: India’s Olympic medal-winners were accorded a grand welcome by the government in a dazzling felicitation ceremony on Monday with Sports Minister Anurag Thakur saying that their journey is an “incredible story of resilience and sporting excellence”. Among those …

India lays out red carpet for Tokyo Olympic heroes; felicitated in grand ceremony by government
3 years, 4 months ago

India lays out red carpet for Tokyo Olympic heroes; felicitated in grand ceremony by government

India TV News  

India's Olympic medal-winners were accorded a grand welcome by the government in a dazzling felicitation ceremony here on Monday with sports minister Anurag Thakur saying that their journey is an "incredible story of resilience and sporting excellence". Among those present on the occasion to felicitate the medal winners also included Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju, Secretary Ravi …

Tokyo 2020: the magic moments from India's most successful Olympic campaign
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo 2020: the magic moments from India's most successful Olympic campaign

The Hindu  

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics featured India's biggest contingent ever at the Games. With seven medals – one gold, two silver, four bronze – Tokyo 2020 has been the most successful Olympic Games in India’s history. Off to blazing start - Mirabai Chanu won silver in the Women's weightlifting 49kg category to become the first Indian to win an Olympic medal …

Gold'Ten': With Neeraj Chopra, India's Gold Tally in Olympics Enters Double Figures
3 years, 4 months ago

Gold'Ten': With Neeraj Chopra, India's Gold Tally in Olympics Enters Double Figures

News 18  

For 13 years, Abhinav Bindra waited for a compatriot to join him in what remained a one-man club. At Beijing Olympics, the shooter became India’s first ever individual gold medallist and since then, time and again expressed how eagerly he’s awaiting others from his nation to give him company. Here’s a look at the 10 gold medals they have won …

India's pursuit for Olympic gold medal ends at last
3 years, 4 months ago

India's pursuit for Olympic gold medal ends at last

China Daily  

Neeraj Chopra in action during the final match of men's javelin throw of 2020 Tokyo Olympics at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, Aug 7, 2021. India had won as many as eight Olympic Gold Medals in hockey until 1980, after which the lone Gold came in 10-meter air rifle event in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, won by ace shooter Abhinav …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Neeraj Chopra wins historic gold as India's campaign ends with best-ever Olympic medal haul
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Neeraj Chopra wins historic gold as India's campaign ends with best-ever Olympic medal haul

Firstpost  

With the addition of Chopra’s gold on the last day of their competitive schedule, India signed off with seven medals in all, including two silver and four bronze, the last of which was delivered by superstar wrestler Bajrang Punia on the day. Tokyo: They called it the Olympics like no other and India would agree as debutant javelin thrower Neeraj …

Indian men's and women's hockey teams jump one spot each to gain highest-ever world rankings
3 years, 4 months ago

Indian men's and women's hockey teams jump one spot each to gain highest-ever world rankings

Firstpost  

The Indian men’s team, which ended a 41-year-old medal drought by clinching a historic bronze in the Olympics, was placed behind gold-medallist Belgium and silver-medallist Australia. New Delhi: The Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams jumped one spot each to achieve their highest-ever world rankings at number 3 and 8 respectively, riding on their historic campaign at the Tokyo Olympics. …

Tokyo Olympics, hockey | Relief and joy for Phillips
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics, hockey | Relief and joy for Phillips

The Hindu  

Indian men’s heady hockey bronze medal win in the Tokyo Olympics was all about raw emotions. His words are significant because he was a key member of the Indian team that last won a bronze in the Olympics, in Munich ‘72, before Tokyo happened. We did not qualify for the semifinals.” Since then, with the lone exception being India’s diluted …

For Nearly 70% of The Population, India's Podium Finish in Hockey at Tokyo Olympics Was Historic
3 years, 4 months ago

For Nearly 70% of The Population, India's Podium Finish in Hockey at Tokyo Olympics Was Historic

News 18  

Despite the fact that India is the most successful country in Field Hockey at the Olympics, for nearly 70 per cent of its population, Thursday’s medal was historic as they were witnessing it for the first time. TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS – INDIA vs GREAT BRITAIN HOCKEY MATCH | FULL COVERAGE | INDIA IN FOCUS | SCHEDULE | RESULTS | MEDALS …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Amsterdam 1928 to Tokyo 2020, list of all medals won by India men's hockey team
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Amsterdam 1928 to Tokyo 2020, list of all medals won by India men's hockey team

Firstpost  

Here’s a detailed look at the 12 medals, including eight golds, that India have won in hockey at the Olympics, including Manpreet Singh and Co’s bronze in Tokyo 2020. The team defeated Germany 5-4 to end a 41-year wait for the podium; India’s last hockey medal came at the 1980 Moscow Olympics where they won gold. Here’s a quick look …

Top news of the day: Indian hockey ends 41-year wait for Olympic medal; Supreme Court says truth has to come out in Pegasus issue, and more
3 years, 4 months ago

Top news of the day: Indian hockey ends 41-year wait for Olympic medal; Supreme Court says truth has to come out in Pegasus issue, and more

The Hindu  

Tokyo Olympics | Indian hockey ends 41-year wait for Olympic medal This is Indian men’s 12th Olympics medal in hockey, the highest in Games history, but the first after the gold medal in Moscow 1980. Pegasus issue | Truth has to come out, says Supreme Court Listing the case for August 10, a Bench of Chief Justice of India N.V. …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Watch the commentators' reaction to India men's hockey team's bronze medal win goes viral
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Watch the commentators' reaction to India men's hockey team's bronze medal win goes viral

Firstpost  

As Indian fans and viewers watched the nail-biting match on TV, there were two Hindi commentators from Sony Sports who were showcasing every Indian’s feeling at that moment. It was a proud moment for every Indian as the men’s hockey team finally won India’s first Olympic hockey medal after a long gap of 41 years. The Sony Sports commentary team …

The whole nation is dancing: What PM Modi said on his surprise call to the Hockey Team after they won an Olympic medal
3 years, 4 months ago

The whole nation is dancing: What PM Modi said on his surprise call to the Hockey Team after they won an Olympic medal

Op India  

On August 5, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise call to Manpreet Singh, Captain of the Indian Hockey team, after they won Bronze Medal in Olympics. The Indian men’s hockey team secured their first Olympics medal in 41 years. The Indian Hockey team had won the last Olympic medal in the 1980 Moscow Olympics. He said, “You have made …

Tokyo 2020: Indian hockey team ends 41-year wait for Olympic medal with bronze vs Germany
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo 2020: Indian hockey team ends 41-year wait for Olympic medal with bronze vs Germany

The Hindu  

They fought like warriors and will return home as legends, having ended India’s 41-year wait for an Olympics medal in hockey. As coach Graham Reid put it, “Watch this space, we’ve got a lot more to do.” This is India men's 12th Olympics medal in hockey, the highest in Games history, but the first after the gold medal in Moscow …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Hockey Star P R Sreejesh Is 'The New Wall' Of Indian Sports
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Hockey Star P R Sreejesh Is 'The New Wall' Of Indian Sports

ABP News  

It was nothing short of magic, as the Indian men's hockey team quenched the Olympics medal thirst from the event after a gap of 41 years. READ | Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh's Fiery Speech Boosted Team Morale After Semifinals Loss "It's a rebirth, that's it," declared India's ecstatic GK P R Sreejesh after the win. Leading 5-4, India conceded a penalty …

News18 Afternoon Digest: Meet India's 5 Heroes in Olympics Who Ended 41 Years Wait, What Next for Prashant Kishor & Other Top Stories
3 years, 4 months ago

News18 Afternoon Digest: Meet India's 5 Heroes in Olympics Who Ended 41 Years Wait, What Next for Prashant Kishor & Other Top Stories

News 18  

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Meet the 5 Heroes of India Who Ended 41 Years Wait Ending the 41-year long wait, the men’s Indian hockey team clinched bronze at the Tokyo Olympics by defeating Germany 5-4 in an enthralling contest. Kerala Reports Highest Covid Deaths Per Million Per Week in India, Maharashtra Follows Around 50% of the total daily deaths due to …

Tokyo Olympics: Cash award of ₹1 crore for each of Punjab players in bronze winning team
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Cash award of ₹1 crore for each of Punjab players in bronze winning team

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab government on Thursday announced that it will give a cash award of ₹one crore to each of the state hockey player, who was part of the Indian men's team that won a bronze medal in the Olympic Games. Punjab Sports Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi made the announcement after India beat Germany 5-4 in the bronze play-off. On …

Tokyo Olympics | Win is important for revival of Indian hockey, says V. Baskaran
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics | Win is important for revival of Indian hockey, says V. Baskaran

The Hindu  

Former Indian hockey team captain V. Baskaran Baskaran, who had led India to its last Olympic gold medal in hockey in the 1980 Moscow edition, was all praise for the collective spirit of Team India at the Tokyo Olympics. “India's penalty corner specialist Harmanpreet Singh scored six goals, best goalkeeping best attack, we had the best attack”. Baskaran said India …

India's bronze medal-winning moment - PR Sreejesh makes stunning save in last few seconds in Tokyo
3 years, 4 months ago

India's bronze medal-winning moment - PR Sreejesh makes stunning save in last few seconds in Tokyo

Hindustan Times  

India goalkeeper PR Sreejesh pulled off a stunning save in the final few seconds of the bronze medal match against Germany at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. But Sreejesh denied Germany's Lukas Windfeder as India celebrated the bronze medal win in Tokyo. India also had to come back from behind twice in the match, and Manpreet Singh-led Indian team scored …

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