After ending a decades-long wait for an Olympic medal in Tokyo, the Indian Hockey Team has achieved Olympic success yet again, clinching the Bronze medal with a fiery 2-1 win over Spain at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. A goal from Spain skipper Marc Miralles opened the scoring, following which Indian skipper Harmanpreet Singh provided two goals of his own later on to power India to yet another bronze medal. With thir triumph, India’s medal tally in the Paris Olympics goes up to 4, with all 4 being bronzes so far. India started off the match on an attacking note, pressing up high across the halfway line and piling the pressure on Spain’s defense with menacing runs. The tactic worked as India were well into the Spanish’s final third within the first five minutes as Sukhjeet Singh took India’s first swipe at goal in the 6th minute of the first quarter. India were relentless with their attack, but Spain maintained their composure, defending with grit and patience, almost in a mann
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