The Indian hockey team has been on a slow but steady rise since winning the bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Games. At the 2024 Paris Olympics too, India played brilliantly till the semi-finals but faltered in the last four stage.
However, India rose to the challenge in the bronze medal match to beat Spain 2-1. In the recently concluded Asian Champions Trophy, they won the gold medal, beating China in the final.
If the Indian hockey team continues in the same vein, a gold medal at the Olympics may be a reality too at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
Before that, let's focus on what happened after the Paris Olympics. Hardik Singh was an important member of that squad and has an issue with the Olympic medal itself. "The medal had iron from the Eiffel Tower, we were told, I hope its true.