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  The Indian Men’s hockey clinched a historic bronze medal in a thrilling contest against Spain played in Paris on 8 th August 2024. It was an aggressive start for both teams gauging each other’s defense. Sukhjeet Singh missed a golden chance to convert it into a goal. Manpreet got injured as Harmanpreet Singh hit a forceful shot. At the end of the first quarter, the score remained 0-0. Spain began the second quarter on a good note earning a penalty stroke. Marc Miralles converted it into a goal in the 18 th minute to give a 1-0 lead. Spain earned two back-to-back penalty corners. They maintained the pressure with aggressive moves keeping the pressure on the Indian defense. Harmanpreet Singh converted a penalty corner in the 30th minute to level the scores at 1-1. India began the third quarter on a good move with Harmanpreet Singh converting his second penalty corner in the 33 rd minute to give India a 2-1 lead. Spain put pressure on the Indian defense with a penalty corne...

 The Indian men’s hockey team showed their fighting spirit to reach the semi-finals in a thrilling encounter against Great Britain played in Paris on 4 th August 2024. Great Britain began the first quarter on a positive note with an attack. They earned two penalty corners in succession but the shot was well saved by Sreejesh. Sreejesh produced another lovely save from Sorbsy. After the initial attack, India earned three penalty corners. Payne saved the last shot well. At the end of the first quarter, the scores remained 0-0. Amit Rohidas was awarded a red card meaning India was one man short for the match. Great Britain earned a penalty corner which was well saved by Sreejesh. After the save, India did a counter-attack as Abhishek missed a shot. Harmanpreet Singh scored from a superb penalty corner in the 22 nd minute to give India a 1-0 lead. Great Britain earned another PC. Lee Morton scored from a rebound save by P Sreejesh in the 27 th minute to level scores at 1-1. At t...

  Lakshya Sen becomes the first male player to reach the semi-finals of Olympics history. He achieved this milestone defeating 11 th seed Chou Tien Chen in three games played in Paris on 2 nd August 2024. The match started with both players taking alternate points. It ebbed and flowed with lovely shots keeping the momentum going. Chou Tien Chen took an 11-9 lead at the break. After the interval, the match continued to provide entertainment with smashes and drop shots that kept both players on their toes.   The Chinese Taipei held onto his nerves to win the first game 21-19. Lakshya Sen began the second game on a positive note with a 4-1 lead. Chou then made a strong comeback to level scores at 4-4. The match ebbed and flowed with both players taking alternate points. At the mid-game interval, Sen took an 11-9 lead. After the break, the match continued to entertain at 13-13. The Indian showed great fighting spirit to put enough pressure on the Chinese Taipei player winnin...

  The Indian men’s hockey stunned Australia in their final Group B match played in Paris on 2 nd August 2024. It was an aggressive start for both teams in the first quarter. P Sreejesh produced some lovely saves denying Australia the lead. Australia earned their first penalty corner of the match but was put away by the defense. Sreejesh was solid with another superb save which frustrated Australians. Abhishek produced a superb goal in the 12 th minute to give India a 1-0 lead. Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh scored from the penalty corner in the 13 th minute doubling the lead and ending the first quarter with a 2-0 lead. The second quarter did not begin well for the Indian team as Vivek Sagar Prasad was awarded a green card. Australia was awarded a penalty corner as P Sreejesh produced another lovely save to deny them the lead again. Indian defense looked strong that did not allow Australia any chances to score goals. Australia scored their first goal with a poor drag-flick...

  The Indian men’s hockey team suffered their first defeat in the men’s hockey competition against defending champions Belgium in a closely fought encounter played in Paris on 1 st August 2024. It was a great start to the game in the first quarter as both teams entered each other D but the defense was solid, not allowing chances to score goals. Sreejesh produced a superb save before Hardik cleared the shot. Belgium goalkeeper Vansach denied the goal with a lovely shot by Abhishek. At the end of the first quarter, the score remained 0-0. De Slover gave away the ball as Abhishek hit a powerful shot inside the D in the 18 th minute to give India a 1-0 lead. Belgium put some pressure on the Indian defense with lovely saves from penalty corners. Amit Rohidas took the penalty corner instead of Harmanpreet Singh. At the end of the first half, India led 1-0. Belgium began the third quarter on a good note as de Slover did brilliant stick work before Stockbroek tapped in the 33 rd m...

 India and Argentina played out a thrilling 1-1 draw in their second Group B match of the men’s hockey competition of the Paris Olympics played in Paris on 29 th July 2024. The Indian hockey team put enough pressure with aggressive moves but the Argentina defense stood tall. Abhishek missed a golden chance as it hit the goalpost. Argentina earned the first penalty corner of the day but the shot went wide. At the end of the first quarter, scores remained 0-0. India began the second quarter on a positive note with two penalty corners but was well saved by Argentina goalkeeper Santigo. Lucas Martinez scores a brilliant field goal in the 22 nd minute to give Argentina a 1-0 lead in the tie. Argentina played better hockey during the first two quarters with 1 penalty corner while India earned four penalty corners. The third quarter began with Argentina goalkeeper Santigo saving a superb shot by Abhishek. India conceded a penalty corner with a turnover. The umpire took their own r...

  The Indian Men’s Hockey Team registered a thrilling win over New Zealand in the first Group B match played in Paris on 27 th July 2024. It was an ideal start for New Zealand Same Lane converted a penalty corner in the 8 th minute. Black Sticks dominated possession putting pressure on the Indian defense. Indian team almost got a chance at the end of the first quarter but could not convert it into a goal. At the end of the first quarter, New Zealand led 1-0. India started the second quarter on an aggressive note, but New Zealand's defense was strong enough. New Zealand was one player short due suspended for five minutes. Harmanpreet Singh hit a lovely penalty corner but a rebound goal by Mandeep Singh in the 24 th minute to level the score at 1-1. New Zealand went with one player short again Huge Inglis was awarded a green card. It was a great quarter for the Indian team as both teams ended at 1-1 at the end of the second quarter. Indian team began the third quarter on a...

  The Indian shuttlers including Lakshya Sen and doubles pairing of Satwik/Chirag Shetty began the Paris Olympics on a winning note played in Paris on 27 th July 2024. Lakshya Sen defeated Guatemala Kevin Cordon in a Group L match. It was a dominating performance by the Indian keeping the pressure on the opposition with smashes. The Indian dominated with smashes winning the first game easily by a scoreline of 21-8. The second game did not start well for the Indian as he committed lots of unforced errors. Kevin Cordon looked impressive keeping momentum with an 11-6 lead at the mid-game interval. After the break, Sen made a strong fightback and reduced the margin. Trailing by 16-20, India showed great fighting spirit to take 6 points in succession and won by 22-20 to start the tournament on a winning note. One of the favorites to win the title, Satwiksairaj and Chirag Shetty began the tournament on a winning note defeating hosts Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar in two straight gam...

  After securing a historic bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics, the Indian men’s hockey team would look to put on an excellent display during the upcoming Paris Olympics. Under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Singh, Indian men’s hockey qualified directly for the Paris Olympics after winning the gold medal in the 2022 Asian Games. They have been clubbed with defending champions Belgium, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, and Ireland in Group B. With the way India performed against top teams, they will have a tough challenge against Belgium and Australia. The Indian men’s hockey team will start their campaign against New Zealand on 27 th July at Stade Yves du Mainor, Paris. It promises to be an exciting contest between these two teams as India defeated New Zealand during the Tokyo Olympics by a 3-2 margin. After this, they will face Argentina in their second match on 29 th July 2024. They defeated them during the previous edition of the Olympics with a 3-1 scoreline. India w...