Hockey players welcomed at Delhi airport: The biggest Maha Kumbh of sports, Olympic Games, was held in Paris this time. Paris Olympics 2024 started on 26 August and then concluded on 11 August. India won 6 medals in Paris Olympics, which included 1 silver and 5 bronze. After the end of Paris Olympics, the process of Indian players returning home continues.
These Indian players including Sreejesh returned home
Hockey veteran PR Sreejesh also returned to India on 13 August (Tuesday). Apart from Sreejesh, hockey players Amit Rohidas, Sumit, Raj Kumar Pal, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh, Sanjay were also spotted at the airport. The players were given a warm welcome at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport. People were also seen celebrating to the beat of dhol. Earlier on 11 August, the players of the Indian hockey team from Punjab returned to Amritsar.
Video | Members of the Indian hockey team that won bronze medal at the Paris Olympics were given a grand welcome at Delhi’s IGI airport. #Paris2024 #indian hockey pic.twitter.com/hbF5Brmxyl
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— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) August 13, 2024
#Watch | Indian players #Bronze The medal-winning men’s hockey team arrived in Delhi; they were given a warm welcome by their family and others.
Visuals from Delhi airport. pic.twitter.com/hmlkiuRiIQ
– ANI (@ANI) August 13, 2024
#Watch | Of India #Bronze Medal winning men’s hockey team players showing their medals as soon as they reached Delhi.#Olympic Games pic.twitter.com/0y7m1DlGSQ
– ANI (@ANI) August 13, 2024
The Indian men’s hockey team won the bronze medal in the Paris Olympics 2024. India defeated Spain 2-1 in the bronze medal match played on 8 August. Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh played an important role in the memorable performance of the Indian team. Veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, playing his last tournament, kept protecting the Indian goal like a rock throughout the tournament. PR Sreejesh and Manu Bhaker were the Indian flag bearers for the ‘Parade of Nations’ in the closing ceremony.
PR Sreejesh had already announced that the Paris Olympics was going to be his last tournament. This was the fourth Olympics for Sreejesh, who played 336 matches for India. 36-year-old Sreejesh, who has played in the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and World Cup, also played an important role in getting India a bronze medal with his brilliant goalkeeping in the Tokyo Olympics held in 2021. Now his magic worked in front of the goalpost in Paris too.
Indian Hockey Team at Paris Olympics 2024
Goalkeeper: PR Sreejesh.
Defenders: Jarmanpreet Singh, Amit Rohidas (out of semi-finals), Harmanpreet Singh, Sumit, Sanjay.
Midfielders: Rajkumar Pal, Shamsher Singh, Manpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad.
Forwards: Abhishek, Sukhjit Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh.
Substitute players: Nilakanta Sharma, Jugraj Singh, Krishna Bahadur Pathak
India’s medals in Paris Olympics
Manu Bhaker won the first medal in Paris Olympics, bronze in 10 meter air pistol. Then the pair of Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh won the bronze medal in the 10 meter air pistol mixed team event. After this, Swapnil Kusale won the bronze medal in Men’s 50 meter rifle three position.
The Indian hockey team won the bronze medal and gave India its fourth medal. After this Neeraj Chopra won the silver medal in javelin throw. Wrestler Aman Sehrawat won the sixth medal by winning the bronze medal in 57 kg wrestling.
🥈Neeraj Chopra
🥉Manu Bhaker
🥉Manu Bhaker/Sarabjot Singh
🥉Dreamland Kusale
🥉Aman Sahrawat
🥉Hockey
Complete list of India’s Olympic medalists, know who became the winner and when
| Athletes/Sports | Medal | Event | olympic season |
| Norman Pritchard* | Silver | men’s 200m race | Paris 1900 |
| Norman Pritchard** | Silver | Men’s 200m Hurdles | paris 1900 |
| Indian Hockey Team | Gold | Men’s Hockey | Amsterdam 1928 |
| Indian Hockey Team | Gold | Men’s Hockey | Los Angeles 1932 |
| Indian Hockey Team | Gold | Men’s Hockey | Berlin 1936 |
| Indian Hockey Team | Gold | Men’s Hockey | London 1948 |
| Indian Hockey Team | Gold | Men’s Hockey | Helsinki 1952 |
| Indian Hockey Team | Gold | Men’s Hockey | Melbourne 1956 |
| KD Jadhav | Bronze | Men’s Bantamweight Wrestling | Helsinki 1952 |
| Indian Hockey Team | Silver | Men’s Hockey | Rome 1960 |
| Indian Hockey Team | Gold | Men’s Hockey | Tokyo 1964 |
| Indian Hockey Team | Bronze | Men’s Hockey | mexico city 1968 |
| Indian Hockey Team | Bronze | Men’s Hockey | Munich 1972 |
| Indian Hockey Team | Gold | Men’s Hockey | Moscow 1980 |
| Leander Paes | Bronze | men’s singles tennis | Atlanta 1996 |
| Karnam Malleswari | Bronze | Weightlifting (Women’s 54kg) | Sydney 2000 |
| Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore | Silver | men’s double trap shooting | Athens 2004 |
| abhinav bindra | Gold | Men’s 10m Air Rifle Shooting | beijing 2008 |
| vijender singh | Bronze | Men’s Middleweight Boxing | beijing 2008 |
| Sushil Kumar | Bronze | Men’s 66 kg Wrestling | beijing 2008 |
| Sushil Kumar | Silver | Men’s 66 kg Wrestling | London 2012 |
| Vijay Kumar | Silver | Men’s 25m Rapid Pistol Shooting | London 2012 |
| Saina Nehwal | Bronze | Women’s Singles Badminton | London 2012 |
| mary kom | Bronze | women’s flyweight boxing | London 2012 |
| Yogeshwar Dutt | Bronze | Men’s 60 kg Wrestling | London 2012 |
| Gagan Narang | Bronze | 10m air rifle shooting | London 2012 |
| pv sindu | Silver | Women’s Singles Badminton | rio 2016 |
| sakshi malik | Bronze | Women’s 58 kg Wrestling | rio 2016 |
| Mirabai Chanu | Silver | Women’s 49kg Weightlifting | tokyo 2020 |
| Lovlina Borgohain | Bronze | Women’s Welterweight Boxing (64-69 kg) | tokyo 2020 |
| pv sindu | Bronze | Women’s Singles Badminton | tokyo 2020 |
| Ravi Kumar Dahiya | Silver | Men’s Freestyle 57 kg Wrestling | tokyo 2020 |
| Indian Hockey Team | Bronze | Men’s Hockey | tokyo 2020 |
| Bajrang Punia | Bronze | Men’s 65 kg Wrestling | tokyo 2020 |
| Neeraj Chopra | Gold | Men’s Javelin Throw | tokyo 2020 |
| manu bhaker | Bronze | 10m air pistol | Paris 2024 |
| Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh | Bronze | 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team | Paris 2024 |
| Swapnil Kusale | Bronze | Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions | Paris 2024 |
| Indian Hockey Team | Bronze | Men’s Hockey | Paris 2024 |
| Neeraj Chopra | Silver | Men’s Javelin Throw | paris 2024 |
| Aman Sehrawat | Bronze | Men’s 57kg Wrestling | paris 2024 |
*** Note: Norman Pritchard participated for India under the British flag, he was a player of British origin.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)