The Indian men's hockey team spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after their win. (Image source: Screengrab/ANI)
The Prime Minister also congratulated the Indian men's hockey team for winning its second consecutive bronze medal at the Olympics
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to the Iondia hockey team and congratulated them for winning their second consecutive bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The Indian men's hockey team led by Harmanpreet Singh defeated Spain in the three-fourth place play-off on Thursday to win the bronze medal. Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored twice to give India a second consecutive hockey medal after the bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The Prime Minister also shared a post on social media congratulating the Indian men's hockey team on their victory. Prime Minister Modi wrote on
This feat will be remembered for generations to come! It was even more special because it was their second consecutive medal at the Olympics.
Their success is a triumph of skill…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 8, 2024
With the victory of the hockey team, India's medal tally at the Paris Olympics increased to four, with all four bronze medals so far.
Spain captain Marco Miralles opened the scoring with a goal, followed by two goals from India captain Harmanpreet Singh to help India claim another bronze medal.
