Published On : Fri, Aug 6th, 2021
Sports News | By Nagpur Today Nagpur News

Indian men’s hockey team to be felicitated on Monday

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Sports minister Anurag Thakur will felicitate the Indian men’s hockey team on Monday as they return home after putting on a brilliant display at the Tokyo Olympics.

It took 41 years, but the dream of every Indian was finally realised on Thursday as the men’s hockey team beat Germany 5-4 to win the bronze medal here at the Oi Hockey Stadium — North Pitch. The Men in Blue showed absolute resilience, strength, and winning spirit to register a remarkable comeback win against a strong German team.

Skipper Manpreet Singh on Thursday dedicated the bronze medal win to all the COVID-19 warriors who have been working to save lives during the pandemic.