TOKYO (Reuters) -India won the bronze medal in hockey after a thrilling 5-4 victory over Germany at the Tokyo Games on Thursday, giving the country its first Olympic medal in the sport in more than forty years. India forward Simranjeet Singh stood out from the other players by scoring two goals for India, including the winning goal of the match. Germany took an early lead through a second-minute goal by Timur Oruz, and posed a threat to India in the first quarter. After Simranjeet equalised with a backhand shot for India, Germany kept their cool, scoring two goals to take a 3-1 lead in the second quarter. The bronze marked India's first Olympic hockey medal since they last claimed https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/hockey-india-revive-memories-past-glories-by-reaching-semis-2021-08-02 the top prize at the 1980 Moscow Games, when none of the players on the current squad were born yet.

Source: The Star August 05, 2021 04:03 UTC