French embassy congratulates Indian hockey team for winning bronze medal at Olympics
Aug 09, 2024
New Delhi [India], August 9 : The French embassy has congratulated the Indian men's hockey team for winning the bronze medal at the ongoing Olympics in Paris.
Taking to X, the French embassy in India stated, "Congratulations @TheHockeyIndia on winning the bronze medal in men's hockey at #Paris2024 Reclaiming the medal won at the Tokyo Games in 2021, they have now clinched India's 13th Olympic medal in men's hockey."
The French embassy in India wrote the congratulatory message in response to a post shared by the official account of the Olympics Games.
In a post on X, the official account of Olympics Games stated, "The #bronze medal goes to India! A well-deserved third place in men's hockey!"
A brace from skipper Harmanpreet Singh and PR Sreejesh's effortless saves secured a bronze medal for India at the Paris Olympics with a 2-1 win over Spain at the Yves du Manoir Stadium.
Notably, India won consecutive bronze hockey medals for the first time in 52 years since the 1972 Munich Games. While playing in an electrifying atmosphere, the Indian team added a fourth medal to their tally at the Paris Olympics, after being down 0-1 after the first quarter.
Sreejesh, who was playing his last game for India, went on the ground, filled with emotions, and the rest of the team joined him to celebrate the momentous occasion in India's hockey history.
Under the reign of coach Craig Fulton, India created history and secured back-to-back bronze medals at the Olympics. Goals from Harmanpreet Singh (30', 33') for India were enough to get them across the finish line. For Spain, Marc Miralles (18') was the sole goal scorer.
