Historic Win For Men's Hockey Team, Enter Semis With 3-1 Win Over Great Britain

The Quint

August 1, 2021 at 9:48 a.m.·1 min read

The Indian men's hockey team have entered the semi-final of the Tokyo Olympics with a 3-1 win over Great Britain.

This is the first time the men's hockey team have advanced to the final four stage of the tournament since the 1972 Olympics. The last time India won a medal at the big event was in 1980, when they beat Spain in the Moscow Olympics final in 1980.

They next play Belgium on Tuesday for a place in the gold medal match.

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.