India beat Great Britain in Olympics hockey, set off dream run
The Indian men’s hockey team defeated Great Britain 3-1 in a quarterfinal match to qualify for the semifinals of Olympics Games after 49 years here on Sunday.
India scored three field goals through Dilpreet Singh (7th minute), Gurjant Singh (16th) and Hardik Singh (57th) to seal the win for the eight-time Olympic champions.
The lone goal for Great Britain was scored by Sam Ward in the 45th minute. Even though Indias last of the eight Olympic gold medals came way back in 1980 Moscow Games, there were no semifinals in that edition as only six teams participated in the event.
The last time India featured in the semifinals of the Olympics was in 1972 Munich Games where they lost 0-2 to arch-rivals Pakistan.
PR Sreejesh, The great wall of India.
Still standing tall and making all the difference. ❤️#Hockey #Olympics pic.twitter.com/6cuZjnjdEO
— Advaid അദ്വൈത് (@Advaidism) August 1, 2021
India will take on world champions Belgium in the semifinal on Tuesday.
Belgium defeated Spain 3-1 in another quarterfinal to seal their place in the last four round.
The other semifinal of the men’s hockey competition will be played between Australia and Germany.
India into the men's hockey semis after a long wait. 💪
Congratulations @TheHockeyIndia , #GoForGold #Olympics #Cheer4India #StrongerAsOne
— NorthEast United FC (@NEUtdFC) August 1, 2021
Three Kings, or Three Singhs rather. Incredible goals all. #goals #indiahockey
— jacob koshy (@neutranino) August 1, 2021
India 🇮🇳 dribbles & dashes it’s way into the Semi-Finals!
Brilliant performance by Mens Hockey team #Tokyo2020 !
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— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) August 1, 2021
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