Last Updated on 05/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
The Indian hockey team has performed tremendously so far in the Paris Olympics 2024. Team India has reached the semi-finals and is one step away from the medal. In the quarter-final match, India defeated Great Britain 4-2 in a shootout. By the end of the fourth quarter, the score of both the teams was 1-1, due to which a shootout was resorted to.
India will face Germany in the semi-finals
Now on 6th August, the Indian team will face Germany in the semi-final match. Germany defeated Argentina 3-2 in the quarter-final. On the other hand, Spain will face Netherlands in the first semi-final. Spain defeated Olympic champion Belgium 3-2 in the quarter-final. While Netherlands defeated Australia 2-0. This means that two strong teams Australia and Belgium are out of the medal race.
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If we look at it, it is a coincidence after 44 years that neither Belgium nor Australia will be in the semi-finals. Earlier, this was seen in the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Then Australia boycotted the Olympics. Whereas the Belgian team could not qualify for the hockey event. In the 1980 Olympic Games, the Indian team was successful in winning the gold medal.
However, only 5 countries participated in the men’s hockey event in the Moscow Olympics (1980). Apart from India, it included the host Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Zimbabwe and Spain. India, led by Vasudev Bhaskaran, won the gold medal for a record eighth time by defeating Spain 4-3 in the final. Spain won the silver and the Soviet Union won the bronze medal. Since then, India has not been able to win a gold or silver medal in hockey. The Indian team did win a bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics, which was its first medal after Moscow. The Indian hockey team has so far won a total of 12 Olympic medals with 8 gold, one silver and three bronze.
India had whitewashed Australia
India now has a golden opportunity to win gold in Paris, however first it will have to beat Germany in the semi-finals. Then it will face Netherlands or Spain. The Indian team was placed in Pool-B in the Paris Olympics. The Indian team defeated New Zealand 3-2 in its first pool match. Then it played a 1-1 draw against Argentina. After this, the Indian team defeated Ireland 2-0 in the third match. However, it had to face a 1-2 defeat against Tokyo Olympics champion Belgium. In this match, the Indian team defeated Australia 3-2. The Indian hockey team defeated Australia in the Olympic Games after 52 years.
Apart from India, New Zealand, Argentina, Ireland, Belgium and Australia were placed in Pool B. Pool A includes Netherlands, Germany, Britain, Spain, South Africa and host country France. Four teams from both the groups are going to reach the quarter finals. India reached the quarter finals by finishing second in Pool B. While Belgium topped Pool B. Australia and Argentina also reached the quarter finals from Pool B. While Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain and Spain made it to the quarter finals from Pool A.
Indian Hockey Team for Paris Olympics 2024
Goalkeeper: P R Sreejesh.
Defender: Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas, Harmanpreet Singh, Sumit, Sanjay.
Midfielder: Rajkumar Pal, Shamsher Singh, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad.
Ahead: Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh.
Alternate players : Neelkant Sharma, Jugaraj Singh, Krishna Bahadur Pathak.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)