Greatest Moment for Indian Hockey: Wishes Flood Social Media After Men's QF Win
The Indian men’s hockey team defeated Great Britain in a fantastic display that saw they them win by a 3-1 score and book their first ever semi-final since the 1972 Munich Games. It is also a chance to get back to the medals for the men’s team who last won a Gold in 1980.
For India, led by Manpreet Singh and PR Sreejesh, the next stop will be on 3 August when they take on Belgium.
The Belgian side have been in fine form and are unbeaten so far in the Olympic competition in Tokyo. Belgium overcame Spain 3-1 but came from behind to clinch their win. In the second semi-final it will be Germany vs Australia.
Dilpreet Singh opened the scoring for the team and Gurjant Singh then doubled the lead as India went into the half time break with a 2-0 lead. The third quarter saw England mount a strong attack but Sreejesh and his defenders held fort, refusing to concede a goal. Sam Ward though managed to get one pas the senior keeper as India faced some nervy moments in the fourth quarter.
Hardik Singh though scored on his own rebound to take the match out of their opponent's hands and help India continue their podium dreams.
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Here's how elated fans, journalists and former players celebrated on social media.
Indian Hockey team, well played!
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 1, 2021
Yes. There are fans & reporters. Then there are those who have stubbornly witnessed & experienced heartbreaks & failures with the team almost as part of it for 2 decades. This win is for all of them too. THIS. IS. OUR. TEAM. #IndianHockey #Hockey #Tokyo2020 https://t.co/jkEHEwWyW4
— Uthra (@Bakwasbaaji) August 1, 2021
HarrySpeak: No word to explain… A big thanks . Heartiest Congratulation to hockey team reaching Semi final.#Hockey #TokyoOlympics2020
— Dr.Harendra Singh-Harry (@HarendraSingh66) August 1, 2021
we are still not near the podium but the sheer joy of watching #ind #Hockey team do well at Olympics…. It’s an indescribable feeling so far.
— neeru bhatia (@neerubhatia3) August 1, 2021
Greatest moment for Indian Hockey since the 1980 Gold medal at the Moscow Olympics. I am just so proud of the team. Congrats boys. I have tears of joy in my eyes. Thank you for what you guys are doing at Tokyo
— Viren Rasquinha (@virenrasquinha) August 1, 2021
There is something about a team sport especially hockey that can truly unite a nation. I can feel the emotion and the love for hockey in Everyone wants our hockey team to do well. Keep fighting boys. The tournament is not over. Stay focused.
— Viren Rasquinha (@virenrasquinha) August 1, 2021
#Hockey is an emotion in India. The past four decades have been filled with disappointments. Whatever the outcome of the semis, the perennial dark clouds seem to be lifting. Reason enough to rejoice
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) August 1, 2021
A medal in hockey will pip any other medal in terms of meaning, nostalgia and significance. This is the sport we desperately want a medal in. This was our sport for so so long.
We have two shots at a medal now. It will be god damn tough.#ChakDe #Hockey— Akarsh Sharma (@Akarsh_Official) August 1, 2021
One win. One more win...
And a generation or two of Indians will finally get to LIVE a at the #Olympics
QF: #IND 3-1 #GBR
SF: #IND vs #BEL
️Tue, 3 Aug
It's a date, #TeamIndia #Hockey #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/k5CTZXyYYX— Yash Jha (@jhayash) August 1, 2021
Indian Hockey back into the medal rounds for the first time since 1980. I'm bawling now. So emotional. Covered this sport and this team since 2003. Boom@TheHockeyIndia
— Digvijay Singh Deo (@DiggySinghDeo) August 1, 2021
It's a HUGE day for the Indian #hockey team! ⌛️#IND vs #GBR ⏰LIVE at 5:30 PM (IST)#Tokyo2020 | #StrongerTogether | #UnitedByEmotion | @TheHockeyIndia https://t.co/R0owsrPus8
— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) August 1, 2021
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