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Indian men’s hockey team, led by captain Harmanpreet Singh, defeated Spain 2-1 in the bronze medal match at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Thursday to secure a second consecutive medal in the quadrennial competition.
Harmanpreet led India’s comeback against Spain, equalizing with a goal in the 30th minute and then putting India ahead just three minutes later. He also ended the campaign as the top scorer with 10 goals.
Netizens rushed on social media to congratulate the team captain on leading the team to a second bronze medal in the Olympic Games, with one fan writing:
“Harmanpreet, the man you are!!!”
“Harmanpreet Singh has cemented his position in the pantheon of Indian Hockey greats,” another fan posted. “Captain. Leader. Legend.”
One fan commented on the defender’s famous drag flicks, posting:
“Watching Harmanpreet’s Drag Flicks invoke a different level of emotion! Pure joy, satisfaction and thrill all rolled into one! Well Done Team India; I might be biased but we were the best and most exciting team to watch through the #OlympicGames we deserved Gold but a Bronze is huge too! What a team!”
“I don’t know if Harmanpreet is [world's] best right now. But he definitely a part of elite list of drag flickers like Sohail Abbas, Taekema, De Nooija and Sandeep Singh. What Jugraj couldn’t do due to untimely accident, Harmanpreet has done it all,” another post read.
“If there was a top athlete who had to make the most effort to even come close to a Bronze medal, it has to be Harmanpreet singh. I hope no matter what’s the result he’s decorated by the govt,” another fan wrote on X.
“HARMANPREET SINGH, THE BRONZE MEDALIST CAPTAIN, WORLD WILL SALUTE YOU FOREVER,” one post read.
Harmanpreet Singh leads Indian men’s hockey team to first consecutive Olympic medal win in 52 years
After the bronze medal in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics ended Indian hockey’s Olympic medal drought of 41 years, the second consecutive bronze win in Paris 2024 on Thursday was equally historic.
The Men in Blue’s victory over Spain ensured a consecutive Olympic medal for the Indian hockey team for the first time in 52 years.
The event was a personal success for the Indian captain as well, as Harmanpreet ended the Paris 2024 Olympics as the men’s hockey event’s top scorer with 10 goals scored. However, none of the goals scored by the defender came from open play, with seven of the ten goals coming from penalty corners, and the rest three coming from penalty strokes.
