Lucas Windfeder's German outfit was professional and just too good for the Indian team that missed more than half a dozen chances through penalty corners. Germany had their first goal in the fourth minute and that probably set the tone for the series opener as Honamas took a 1-0 lead.
The Paris Olympics Bronze medallist India are the only team to win both their games in the ongoing Asian Champions Trophy. They will next lock horns with Malaysia on September Wednesday, 11.
India played like a defending champion and scored as many as three goals to deflate China's hopes of challenging them in the contest. Abhishek looked at his attacking best and also scored the final goal of the match.
Germany beat India 3-2 in the men's hockey semi-final to qualify for the Gold medal match. A couple of errors in defence cost India big time as Germany with a decisive 54th minute goal from Marco Miltkau won the semi-final and will be aiming for their fourth Gold medal.
It is a big day for the Indian contingent at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Tuesday, August 6 given the highly anticipated event, javelin throw gets underway with Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena set to take part in the men's qualification event with the hockey team set to face Germany in the semi-final.
India at Paris Olympics, Day 9 Live: India men's hockey team defeated Great Britain in a penalty shootout to reach the semi-finals round but young badminton player Lakshya Sen and ace boxer Lovlina Borgohain suffered big defeats in their respective matches.
The Indian men's hockey team began its campaign with a thumping 4-0 win in the four-nation tournament against France. Captain Harmanpreet Singh led from the front with a brace while Lalit Upadhyay and Hardik Singh also found their names on the scoresheet.
The year 2023 produced some glorious results for India in the field of sports. Asian Games in Hangzhou was the pinnacle of India's sporting might this year as the country created history in China.
The Manpreet Singh-led squad will arrive in Johannesburg via Doha.
He said that a lot of youngsters will be given opportunities in a hectic year for the team in which it will compete in marquee events like the Commonwealth Games and Asiad.
The hockey star from Sundargarh district in Odisha has been a regular feature in the Indian team after making a comeback in 2017 and has been part of some of the biggest feats in recent years.
The Indian men's hockey team rewrote history by claiming an Olympic medal after 41 years.
While Australia has been a hockey powerhouse after the 1980s, reigning Olympic and world champions Belgium took the game by storm in the last 10 years by finishing runners-up in 2016 Rio and then winning the gold in Tokyo Games.
The Indian men's hockey camp returned from the Games with a bronze, defeating Germany in a thrilling third-place play-off and sparking a nationwide celebration.
Hockey stars Hardik Singh, Harmanpreet Singh and Dilpreet Singh talked about India's historic bronze medal in an exclusive interaction with India TV. India beat Germany 5-4 in a high-scoring thriller to finish on the podium for the first time since the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday heaped praises on the players of Indian men's hockey team individually after they won bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, and said for every hockey lover and sports enthusiast, August 5 will remain one of the most memorable days.
India men's hockey team defeated Germany 5-4 in a high-intensity goal fest to win the bronze medal in Tokyo Olympics 2020, their first medal in Olympics after a gap of 41 years. Shah Rukh led Bollywood stars in wishing the team. He tweeted, "Resilience and skill at its peak. What an exciting match."
India will face the losing team from the other semifinal, between Australia and Germany, in the bronze medal play-off match on Thursday.
The Indian team drastically raised hopes of its first Olympic medal since 1980 by beating Britain in the quarterfinals on Sunday.
PV Sindhu became only the second Indian and the country's first woman to win two Olympic medals, securing a bronze after a straight-game win.
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