Indian Men’s Hockey Team In Semis, After 49 Years

• ByAyushi Ray     |    August 2, 2021

Sunday turned out to be Super Sunday for the Indians, as Indian Men’s Hockey team in the Semis after 49 years. Prior to which, P.V Sindhu fetched a Bronze for India in Women’s Singles’ Badminton. Indian beat Great Britain, by 3- 1 and did what seemed like undoable. In the early half of the game, Indian had suffered a shameful loss against Australia, 7-1. Indians almost gave up hope on the Men’s Hockey Team, until they started making a comeback with back to back match winnings. The eight-time former Olympic champions scored three field  goals through Dilpreet Singh (7th minute), Gurjant Singh (16th minute) and Hardik Singh (57th minute) to seal the win. Great Britain’s lone goal was scored by Sam Ward at around 45 minutes. 

India will take on world champions Belgium in the semifinal. The current form the Men in Blue are in, gold is not too impossible to think about at the moment. India qualified for Semi finals in 1980 Moscow, but in that event there was no semi final, since only six countries participated due to the ongoing cold war between America and the Soviets. As a result, the team went straight to the finale, and came back with a gold medal. However, if they manage to stick in through the finale, it would be a huge win for them, as this time, they had to win all the stages to reach the summit. As the final hooter went off, the men congratulated each other, and hugged teary eyed. It is yet to be seen whether they can create a real Chak De ! India moment in real life as well. 

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