In Paris Olympics 2024, the Indian hockey team defeated Spain and won the bronze medal. The Indian team performed brilliantly in the current Olympics. They created history by defeating a strong team like Australia after 52 years. This was the last international tournament for the team’s goalkeeper Sreejesh and the hockey team gave the best farewell to its best player. After this, the Indian team returned home on Saturday where the team was given a grand welcome at Delhi airport.
During this, the hockey team players also danced to the beats of dhol. It is clearly visible in the video that hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh and the rest of the players are coming out of Delhi airport and fans are garlanding them. The sound of dhol is coming in the background. Everyone looks very happy.
#WATCH | Indian Men’s Hockey Team players receive a grand welcome as they arrive at Delhi airport after winning a bronze medal at the #ParisOlympics2024 pic.twitter.com/NxGLRDtXRi
— ANI (@ANI) August 10, 2024
#WATCH | Indian Men’s Hockey Team players celebrate as they arrive at Delhi airport after winning a bronze medal at the #ParisOlympics2024 pic.twitter.com/UN5edgVqIJ
— ANI (@ANI) August 10, 2024
Captain Harmanpreet Singh said that we got full support and all our needs were fulfilled. We want to thank them. He also said, “This is a big achievement for hockey. Our responsibility has increased with this love. We will try to return with a medal every time.” Harmanpreet scored the maximum 10 goals in the Paris Olympics. He said that the team is overwhelmed by this welcome. It was great to see that Indian fans came here to welcome us. The team had left no stone unturned in preparing for the Olympics and it was a pleasure to see that our hard work paid off and the whole country is celebrating our victory.
For now, let us tell you that the Indian hockey team won the bronze medal by defeating Spain 2-1. After 32 years, India has won two consecutive medals in the Olympics. Earlier, Team India had won two consecutive bronze medals in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and the 1972 Munich Olympics.
