India beats Germany in a historic match 5-4, wins Bronze medal after 41 years in Hockey
India wins Bronze Medal: The Indian Hockey team, performing its brilliant performance in the Olympics, defeated Germany 5-4 to win the bronze medal. Team India has got a medal in hockey after 41 years.
The Indian hockey team has created a history today which has been recorded in golden letters in the pages of history.
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Team India, who came for the bronze medal, came back strongly after two goals from Simranjit Singh and won the bronze medal after 41 years in the Olympics by defeating Germany 5-4 in the match that reached the climax of the thrill. PM Modi has congratulated by tweeting on this glorious victory of India.
A COMEBACK of the highest order! 🔥🔥🔥#IND scored two back-to-back goals in the second quarter to make it 3-3 vs #GER and then broke through in the third quarter to turn the match in their favour. 👏#Tokyo2020 | #UnitedByEmotion | #StrongerTogether | #BestOfTokyo pic.twitter.com/SW8ZrbGrTp
— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) August 5, 2021
A HISTORIC COMEBACK! 🥉🙌#IND men’s #hockey team came back 3-3 in the first-half against #GER and took the lead in the final 30 minutes to win the match 5-4 and the #bronze medal 🙌#Tokyo2020 | #UnitedByEmotion | #StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/acZHNxR5Py
— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) August 5, 2021
PM Modi’s Tweet
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted and wrote, ‘Historic! A day that every Indian will always remember.
Congratulations to our men’s hockey team for winning the bronze medal. With this achievement, he has captured the imagination of the entire nation, especially our youth. India is proud of its hockey team.
Historic! A day that will be etched in the memory of every Indian.
Congratulations to our Men’s Hockey Team for bringing home the Bronze. With this feat, they have captured the imagination of the entire nation, especially our youth. India is proud of our Hockey team. 🏑
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 5, 2021
President’s Tweet On
India’s resounding victory, President Ram Nath Kovind tweeted, “Congratulations to our men’s hockey team for winning an Olympic medal in hockey after 41 years. The team showed exceptional skill, synergy and determination to win. This historic win will usher in a new era in hockey and inspire the youth to move forward.
Congratulations to our men’s hockey team for winning an Olympic Medal in hockey after 41 years. The team showed exceptional skills, resilience & determination to win. This historic victory will start a new era in hockey and will inspire the youth to take up and excel in the sport
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) August 5, 2021
Amit Shah’s tweet
At the same time, Home Minister Amit Shah has also congratulated Team India by tweeting. Amit Shah tweeted and wrote, ‘Congratulations to Team India, ‘It is a very proud and happy moment for every Indian that our men’s hockey team has won the bronze medal in #Tokyo2020.
You have made the entire country proud. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted, “Congratulations to the Indian men’s hockey team! This is a big moment – the whole country is proud of your achievement.
Congratulations #TeamIndia🇮🇳.
A moment of immense pride and joy for every Indian that our Men’s Hockey Team has won the Bronze Medal at #Tokyo2020. You have made the entire nation proud. pic.twitter.com/Nl9LIujhVR
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) August 5, 2021
Team India was trailing
Eight-time Olympic champion and world number three Indian team was at one time trailing 1-3 but overcome the pressure and managed to register a victory by scoring four goals in eight minutes.
Simranjit Singh (17th and 34th) scored two goals for India while Hardik Singh (27th), Harmanpreet Singh (29th) and Rupinder Pal Singh scored one goal each. World number four Timur Oruz (2nd), Niklas Wellen (24th), Benedict Furck (25th) and Lukas Windfeder (48th) scored for Germany.
