Paris Olympics: India to Fight For Bronze After 2-3 Defeat to Germany in Men’s Hockey Semifinal – News18

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India fought well throughout the contest. (AP Photo)

India fought well throughout the contest. (AP Photo)

India will now take on Spain in the bronze medal match, while Germany will be up against Netherlands in the final.

India lost 2-3 to Germany in the semifinal of the men’s hockey of the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. It was a dream chance for India to enter the final of the Olympics after 44 years but Germany played spoilsport to that.

Skipper Harmanpreet Singh (7th) and Sukhjeet Singh (36th) scored for India, while Gonzalo Peillat (18th), Christopher Ruhr (27th) and Marco Miltkau (54th) were the scorers for Germany.

India will now take on Spain in the bronze medal match, while Germany will be up against Netherlands in the final.

India started their Olympic campaign with a 3-2 win over New Zealand before being held to a 11- draw by Argentina. They next defeated Ireland 2-0 before Belgium handed them their first defeat if Pool B. The Tokyo Olympic bronze medallists bounced back from the 1-2 defeat to stun Australia 3-2 to conclude their pool stage campaign on a high.

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