India beat Germany 5-4 to win bronze in Hockey, PM Modi calls it historic.

The Indian men’s hockey team has rewrote the history by claiming an Olympic medal 41 years later, defeating  Germany 5-4 to take bronze in the edge of the seat play-off match of Thursday’s ongoing Olympic Games. In four minutes, India unleashed a blitz with four goals, after being pinched 1–3 by the Germans, which started to aggressively press well and generated great pressure from the very beginning.

Simranjeet Singh was the star of the show, scoring a brace while Harmanpreet Singh, Hardik Singh and Rupinder Pal Singh also got their names on the scoresheet. After their thrilling win over Germany, social media was abuzz with congratulatory messages for the Indian men’s hockey team. Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir led the wishes, calling the win “bigger than any World Cup”.

Modi tweeted, “Historic! A day that will be etched in the memory of every Indian. Congratulations to our Men’s Hockey Team for bringing home the Bronze. With this feat, they have captured the imagination of the entire nation, especially our youth. India is proud of our Hockey team.”

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