Olympics: 10-men India team beat Great Britain in hockey

 Olympics: 10-men India team beat Great Britain in hockey



Major win

  • India on Sunday defeated World No 2 Great Britain 4-2 in a shoot-out to qualify for the semifinals of the men's hockey event at the Paris Olympics.
  • India will now face the winner of the quarterfinal match between Germany and Argentina in the semifinal.
  • This is the first time since 1972 in Munich that India has reached the semifinals in men’s hockey in two successive Olympic Games
  • With only 10
  • Despite going one man down in the quarter-finals, India held Great Britain to a 1-1 tie at the end of regulation time.
  • The Indian Team played with 10 men for more than 40 minutes after Amit Rohidas was shown a red card for raising his stick against a Great Britain player.
  • Indian skipper Harmanpreet Singh converted a penalty corner to goal in the 22nd minute to give India the lead in the first half after Amit Rohidas received a red card.
  • Lee Morton of Great Britain levelled the scores just before half-time, but Great Britain failed to score, despite multiple opportunities, in the second half.
  • PR Sreejesh, the former captain of national team who is playing his last international tournament, ensured plenty of saves as goalie.
    • Shootout
    • India scored all four of its attempts.
    • PR Sreejesh saved one for the Tokyo 2020 bronze medallists, and Great Britain missed another.
    Badminton upset
    • India's hopes for its first-ever Olympic badminton gold were dashed as Lakshya Sen faced a tough defeat against Denmark's Viktor Axelsen.
    • Sen fell to the reigning champion with scores of 20-22, 14-21.
    • The 22-year-old still has a chance to make history by securing a men's singles medal when he faces Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia in the bronze medal match.
    Also
    • Mathias Boe, the coach of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, on Saturday announced his retirement from coaching.
    • The decision came following the ace Indian badminton pair’s exit from the ongoing Paris Olympics.
    • Boe won a silver medal in the 2012 London Olympics.

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