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After winning the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, the Indian Hockey Team received a warm welcome at the Delhi Airport on Tuesday. People gathered in huge numbers at the Delhi Airport to
get a glimpse of the bronze medallists in the Paris Olympics. Fans welcomed the Indian hockey players with the tunes of dhols.
Earlier on Saturday, the first set of the Indian men's hockey team arrived at the New Delhi Airport. The rest of the players who stayed for the closing ceremony of the Summer Games 2024
arrived on Tuesday. PR Sreejesh, Abhishek Nain, Amit Rohidas, and Sanjay were among the players who touched down at the national capital today.
Delhi: Indian hockey team player Sumit expresses happiness over his return to India. Indian hockey team won bronze at the Paris 2024 Olympics pic.twitter.com/GJ4F2nQfEg
'Love us more, we'll perform better' - this is the message from the Indian hockey team, which received a grand welcome at Delhi airport after winning a bronze medal at the Paris
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One of the team members Sumit Valmiki said, "It feels great. Entire India is sending us its love...You can see the atmosphere across the country...Love us more, we will perform even better.
Sreejesh gave his best throughout the tournament. We won Bronze due to him..."
The closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics was held on Sunday night.India finished in the 71st place on the Paris Olympics medals tally, while, the United States of America ended in top
place with a total of 126 medals.
India created history by securing back-to-back bronze medals at the Olympics:
Earlier on Thursday, a brace from captain Harmanpreet Singh and PR Sreejesh's saves secured a bronze medal for India at the Paris Olympics with a 2-1 victory over Spain at the Yves du Manoir
Stadium in France.
Under the guidance of coach Craig Fulton, India created history by securing back-to-back bronze medals at the Olympics. Goals from Harmanpreet Singh (30', 33') were enough to seal the
victory. Marc Miralles (18') was the lone goal-scorer for Spain.
In an electrifying atmosphere, the Indian team triumphed despite being down 0-1 after the first quarter. Sreejesh, playing his last game for India, was filled with emotions as the rest of
the team joined him on the ground to celebrate this momentous occasion in India's hockey history.
