NEW DELHI, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Celebrations were witnessed across India on Thursday evening after the country's men's hockey team won the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, as people took to streets dancing with the national flag, distributing sweets and bursting crackers.
Hockey is India's national sport. With this medal, India's medal tally rose to four, all bronze, bringing the country to the 69th on medal tally.
It was the last international hockey match for the team's goal-keeper Parattu Raveendran Sreejesh. His family members in India's southern state of Kerala were seen bursting crackers and dancing at the feat achieved in Paris.
India defeated Spain 2-1 in the bronze medal match. This was the second consecutive time when India's hockey team won bronze medal at the Olympics after the Tokyo 2020.
Leading 2-1 in the fourth quarter, India saved four penalty-corners in the past 90 seconds of the match, thus giving some anxious moments.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the hockey team for the bronze medal victory in the Olympics, calling it "a feat that will be cherished for generations to come" as he posted on X.
"Every Indian has an emotional connection with Hockey and this accomplishment will make the sport even more popular among the youth of our nation," he added. ■
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