India vs Spain Highlights, Men's Hockey Bronze Medal Match, Olympics 2024 - 1st Time In 52 Years: Indian Hockey On Historic High With Olympic Bronze

08.08.2024 - 17:46 sports.ndtv.com

India vs Spain Hockey Bronze Medal Highlights, Paris Olympics 2024: Harmanpreet Singh converted two penalty corners as India beat Spain 2-1 in the men's hockey bronze medal match of Paris Olympics 2024 at Stade Yves-du-Manoir.

India thus secured back-to-back medals at the Olympics, having also won bronze in Tokyo three years back, for the first time in 52 years.

The last time India won back-to-back hockey medals at Olympics was in 1968 and 1972. Veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, who was playing his final match for India, made some extra-ordinary saves to deny Spanish captain Marc Miralles from the penalty corners.

The Indian players mobbed Sreejesh after the full-time whistle, capping off a brilliant farewell for the 36-year-old. (Olympics 2024 Medal Tally) PR Sreejesh at the top!

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