India’s historic Olympic medal in hockey on Thursday was the result of players’ tireless work for more than a decade, but their success was fueled by the support provided by their families, who can’t wait to see them six months later. . With the widespread spread of COVID-19 across the country, the players were in Bengaluru for six months ahead of the Tokyo Games. They could see their loved ones only through video calls.
With India winning its first Olympic medal in 41 years, a surge of emotions was expected from the players, but even their families could not hold back their tears before the loud celebrations began in the neighbourhood. India’s star goalkeeper PR Sreejesh’s wife Anisha got emotional when the final hooter went off in the bronze medal play-off match and her husband saved the match-winner with a German drag-flick.
Anish said, “It is the happiest moment of my life”. Sreejesh lives in the suburbs of Kochi and his family is eagerly waiting for his return. The final moments of the match during which Sreejesh saved some of his trademarks were very tense and now she just wants to spend some time with him.
“We could not meet him for the last six months. I just want to see him. (This) Olympics was his biggest dream. This COVID-19 pandemic changed our lives in an unexpected way, he was unable to come home. But he managed to use the time very wisely. After they return, I want to go on a picnic.” Celebrations were seen in both the states, with most players from Punjab and Haryana.
The Jalandhar-based Manpreet Singh’s family was assured by the India captain himself that a medal was coming home. Manpreet’s mother Manjeet Kaur, who like other players’ families, was watching the action on TV, got emotional after the team’s hard-won victory.
She revealed that her son had called her before the game and told her that “the team would win the medal”. Coming from a humble background, she recalled Manpreet’s struggling days and said that the hard work she put in all these years has been successful. been paid.
The families of Gurjant Singh and Shamsher Singh in Amritsar district also rejoiced after the medal was confirmed. One of the goalscorers’ mother, Rupinder Pal Singh, said they were a bit disappointed after losing to Belgium in the semi-finals. Now they are preparing for the grand welcome of their son in Faridkot.
Vivek Sagar Prasad, a resident of Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh, is also eagerly waiting in his hometown. “If it had not happened now, (probably) we would have had to spend 41 more years to get the medal. Salute to Sreejesh for saving us, in that pressure situation, we were so happy and tears rolled down our eyes, we hugged each other, I can’t express my feeling about that moment,” Vivek K Brother Vidya Sagar said.
“Not only we but the entire Madhya Pradesh is ready to welcome him, we have already made arrangements, the government has also made arrangements and we have received calls in this regard, we will go to Bhopa and welcome him at the airport. A grand way, he said.
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