New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said that the Indian women’s hockey team excelled on the field and won the hearts of every citizen of the country with its stellar performance. “We are proud of you all,” Kovind said.
The Indian women’s hockey team’s dream of clinching its maiden Olympic medal remained unfulfilled as they lost to Great Britain 3-4 in a bronze play-off match at the ongoing Games in Tokyo on Friday. “The Indian Women’s Hockey team excelled on the field and won the hearts of every Indian with their stellar performance,” the President tweeted.
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also lauded the Indian women’s hockey team, saying it lost a match but won hearts.
In a tweet in Hindi, the CM said, “Lost the match, but won hearts. I welcome the daughters of India to create history at the Tokyo Olympics. Jai Hindi.” The team had already created history and exceeded all expectations by entering the semi-finals of the Games for the first time.
(with inputs from PTI)
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