The Indian hockey staff has been on a sluggish however regular rise since profitable the bronze medal on the Tokyo 2020 Games. At the 2024 Paris Olympics too, India performed brilliantly until the semi-finals however faltered within the final 4 stage. However, India rose to the problem within the bronze medal match to beat Spain 2-1. In the just lately concluded Asian Champions Trophy, they received the gold medal, beating China within the closing. If the Indian hockey staff continues in the identical vein, a gold medal on the Olympics could also be a actuality too on the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
Before that, let’s concentrate on what occurred after the Paris Olympics. Hardik Singh was an vital member of that squad and has a problem with the Olympic medal itself.
“The medal had iron from the Eiffel Tower, we were told, I hope its true. They had one job of making a good quality medal which is not the case. No problem. Still, I would say this is my biggest achievement,” Hardik Singh mentioned on Oversharing With The Jhumroo podcast.
What was the primary feeling you had while you held the medal in your hand?
“I am used to the feeling,” he joked. “I have also made tattoo of the Olympic rings. I have kept it incomplete. My wish is when I win the gold medal next time, I will complete it.”
Recently, India’s hockey midfielder Hardik Singh revealed how a couple of of his teammates as soon as discovered followers displaying extra curiosity in clicking selfies with social media character Dolly Chaiwala whereas failing to even recognise them.
“I saw it with my own eyes, at the airport. Harmanpreet (Singh), I, Mandeep (Singh); there were 5-6 of us. Dolly chaiwala was also there. People were getting themselves clicked with him and did not recognize us. We started looking at each other (feeling awkward),” mentioned the 26-year-old Hardik on a podcast.
“Harmanpreet has scored more than 150 goals, Mandeep has more than 100 field goals,” he asserted, portray a disappointing image of the nation’s obsession with web stars.
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