Indian hockey vice-captain Hardik Singh laments not winning gold in Paris Olympics

Indian hockey vice-captain Hardik Singh has expressed his disappointment in not profitable gold on the Paris Olympics 2024. They needed to be happy with a bronze after beating Spain 2-1 within the Bronze medal match. 

The Indian group misplaced to Germany within the semi-final match in opposition to Germany 3-2 and therefore couldn’t attain the ultimate to problem for the gold medal match. 

Hardik Singh mentioned that regardless of having a podium end, the group feels dissatisfied to have missed out on a gold medal as a result of the group was enjoying properly and the momentum was on their facet. 

We Worth This Medal A Lot: India Hockey Vice-Captain Hardik Singh

He additional expressed his disappointment in not profitable the gold medal after leaving New Delhi on Saturday morning from Paris. 

 “We’re dissatisfied to overlook out on gold. We had been enjoying so properly, the momentum was on our facet. Throughout the semifinal in opposition to Germany, it was our dangerous luck that we misplaced. However we nonetheless worth this medal loads” Hardik mentioned to ANI. 

Hardik additional spoke about coach Craig Fulton’s position in serving to India attain the bronze medal match. He mentioned that as a coach, Fulton backed each Indian participant to win the gold medal within the Olympics.

“The steerage and recommendation of a coach helps a participant. If a participant is backed in each match and match, even he feels that he has to present 100% in each match” he mentioned. 

The Indian vice-captain additional spoke about India’s intention to win the gold medal within the Los Angeles Olympics 2028. 

 “We now have all the time focused gold. Hopefully, in 2028, we’ll win the gold” he mentioned. 

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On Thursday, a brace from skipper Harmanpreet Singh and easy saves by PR Sreejesh secured a 2-1 win over Spain on the Yves du Manoir Stadium, incomes India the bronze medal. India got here again from 0-1 to win the bronze medal match in opposition to Spain. India goalkeeper Sreejesh was enjoying his final sport within the bronze match in opposition to Spain.

He was virtually in tears when his teammates joined within the celebrations. India gained consecutive bronze hockey medals for the primary time in 52 years, because the 1972 Munich Video games. Two objectives from Harmanpreet had been sufficient to seal the win for India. Spain scored one objective from Marc Miralles. 

Hardik Pandya Was Rested For ODI Sequence Towards Sri Lanka

Talking about Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya, he performed within the T20I sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka and performed a giant hand within the group’s sequence win.

The choice committee led by Ajit Agarkar selected Suryakumar Yadav over Hardik Pandya as the subsequent T20I skipper of India. Agarkar mentioned that Hardik’s health was one of many predominant the explanation why he was not chosen because the skipper of the T20I facet. 

The administration determined to relaxation him for the ODI sequence which proved expensive. Shivam Dube who performed because the specialist seam-bowling all-rounder couldn’t compensate for Hardik’s absence. India misplaced the sequence 2-0 after tying the primary ODI with one wanted to win from 14 balls. 

It was a stunning sequence loss for India underneath Gautam Gambhir who gained his maiden T20I sequence as coach. 

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