The Indian men’s hockey team will be competing at the Paris Olympics 2024 in the coming days and will be strong medal contenders representing the tri-colour.
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The men’s hockey team broke a medal-less run of 41 years for the hockey team after they won the bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Previous to that, India had last won an Olympic medal in hockey in Moscow in 1980 wherein they defeated Spain in a thrilling 4-3 encounter to bag the gold for a record eighth time.
In 2024, the Indian team will be aiming at a podium finish once again, hoping to repeat the feat of 1980 with a perfectly balanced squad of young, talented and experienced players.
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Indian Hockey team’s form since Tokyo Olympics
Since the conclusion of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the Indian hockey contingent have stepped up the pedestal with impressive performances one after the other. They made it to the Final of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham but unfortunately lost out to Australia, bagging the silver.
Following the Commonwealth's success, the Indian hockey team continued to impress with successful runs in the Asian Champions Trophy 2023 and the Asian Games. They won both the events staying undefeated the entire tournament.
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However, there was a slight disappointment for them in 2023, as they bowed out in the crossovers of the FIH Hockey World Cup, losing to New Zealand 5-3.
Entering the Olympic Games in Paris, the Indian hockey contingent will be carrying huge hopes on their shoulders and will have to deliver considering the kind of squad that they have. Players like PR Sreejesh, Harmanpreet Singh, Manpreet Singh, etc. will be the players to watch out for in the tournament.
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