India lost to Germany 2-3 in the semifinal at the Paris Olympics and had to face Spain in the bronze medal match. Harmanpreet Singh finished the tournament as the leading goal scorer with 10 goals to his credit.
At the Paris Olympics 2024, the Indian hockey team excelled by defeating Great Britain in the quarter-finals and is now set to face Germany in the semi-finals. Find out what Indian Hockey President Dilip Tirkey had to say ahead of the match.
Earlier on Friday, Uttar Pradesh Hockey chief Rakesh Katyal and Hockey Jharkhand's Bhola Nath Singh, withdrew their nominations.
Having topped their pool featuring eventual champions Belgium, the hosts made a quarterfinal exit, going down to the Netherlands 1-2 in the World Cup.
With the Indian side preparing for the crucial quarter-final clash against the Netherlands at the Kalinga Stadium on Thursday, Tirkey said the Manpreet Singh-led side's game sense has improved massively.
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