Indian Hockey Team
Indian Hockey Team Semifinal: The Indian hockey team has defeated Great Britain 4-2 in a penalty shootout in a spectacular manner. With this, the hockey team has confirmed its place in the semi-finals. PR Sreejesh proved to be the biggest hero against Great Britain. He became the biggest wall between Britain and the goal. He saved goals on important occasions and gave Team India a win. At one point in the quarter-finals, both the teams were tied. But in the penalty shootout, the Indian team overpowered the British team and has entered the semi-finals of the Olympics for the second consecutive time.
India will face Germany in the semi-finals
In the semi-finals, the Indian team will face Germany on August 6. This match will be played from 10.30 am Indian time. In the last Olympics, Team India won the bronze medal by defeating Germany. This time the hockey experts will face a challenge from Germany in the semi-finals. Germany defeated Argentina 3-2 in the quarter-finals and reached the semi-finals. 106 hockey matches have been played between India and Germany, out of which India won 26 and Germany won 53. 27 matches were draws.
The second semi-final will be played between Netherlands and Spain. Spain defeated last Olympics’ gold medal winner Belgium 3-2 in the quarter-finals. Spain scored two goals in the last five minutes of the match and defeated Belgium. On the other hand, the Netherlands team defeated last Olympics’ silver medal winner Australia. Netherlands won the match 2-0.
Indian hockey team has won a total of 8 gold medals in the Olympics
In the quarterfinal match against Great Britain, Amit Rohidas of the Indian hockey team was shown a red card. Due to this, India had to play with 10 players. Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored the first goal against Britain. After this, Britain’s Lee Morton scored a goal and equalized the score. With 10 players, India played an amazing defense and performed brilliantly. In the history of Olympics, the Indian hockey team is the team that has won the most gold medals. The team has won 8 gold medals.
Hockey semi-final schedule at Paris Olympics 2024:
Netherlands vs Spain – August 6 at 5:30 PM IST
Germany vs India – August 6 at 10:30 PM IST
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