Country India’s Hockey team registered a 5-4 win against Germany team in their Bronze medal match in men’s category. On the match that took place at the Oi Hockey Stadium, Simranjeet Singh scored two goals with Hardik Singh, Harman preet Singh and Rupindra Pal Singh scoring each goals. Through this victory, India men’s hockey team ended their 41 year medal wait at the Olympics. The last time India won a match was in 1980 and the country won its 8th Gold at the Game.

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#IND has done it!

They overcome a two-goal deficit against #GER to win their first Olympic #Hockey medal since 1980!@fih_hockey @WeAreTeamIndia pic.twitter.com/WAj5vVvHBu

— Olympics (@Olympics) August 5, 2021

Germany troubled Indian defense in the first quarter, but could not find a way to extend lead. In the 2nd quarter, India saw Simranjeet Singh scoring from a well-executed tomahawk shot, but defensive errors lead to Germany scoring two more goals within two minutes. Just when it looked India might be in trouble, two penalty corners for India yielded results as Hardik Singh scored on the rebound from the first one, while Harmanpreet Singh scored another with a superb dragflick on to the back of the nets. Rupinder Pal Singh and Simranjeet Singh scored two more goals in third quarter. Lukas Windfeder pulled one back in the final quarter, but it was not enough for Germany to push it to the shootouts.

This moment pic.twitter.com/kMGhcxnd9Y

— Pawan Durani (@PawanDurani) August 5, 2021

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From Prime minister Narendra Modi to Indian star cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, entire country is celebrating the victory of the country. “Historic! A day that will be etched in the memory of every Indian. Congratulations to our Men’s Hockey Team for bringing home the Bronze. With this feat, they have captured the imagination of the entire nation, especially our youth. India is proud of our Hockey team.” Modi wrote in his tweet whereas Sachin Tendulkar, in his tweet, said “Congratulations to each & every member of the hockey contingent on winning the #Bronze for India! A fantastic hard fought win…The penalty corner save by Sreejesh in the dying moments of the game was amazing. Entire Flag of India is immensely proud!”

Check out the tweets below :

Historic! A day that will be etched in the memory of every Indian.

Congratulations to our Men’s Hockey Team for bringing home the Bronze. With this feat, they have captured the imagination of the entire nation, especially our youth. India is proud of our Hockey team. 🏑

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 5, 2021

Congratulations to Indian Men’s Hockey Team! This is a big moment- the whole country is proud of your achievement.

Well-deserved victory! #Olympics

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 5, 2021

That was a stellar performance to bag #Bronze.

The 41 year wait comes to an end. Congratulations to #TeamIndia for winning the 12th #Olympics medal in Men's Hockey. I'm sure, with this win in #Tokyo2020, a new chapter has begun in the history of Indian #Hockey. pic.twitter.com/eLd3n7f6pA

— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) August 5, 2021

History! Congratulations to our hockey team on creating history! An outstanding achievement that won’t be forgotten 🇮🇳 👏 pic.twitter.com/2ZQQUk8mxl

— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) August 5, 2021

Congratulations to each & every member of the hockey contingent on winning the #Bronze for India!

A fantastic hard fought win…The penalty corner save by Sreejesh in the dying moments of the game was amazing.👏🏻

Entire 🇮🇳 is immensely proud!#Hockey #Tokyo2020 #Olympics pic.twitter.com/7Rtko9kS63

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 5, 2021

Heartiest Congratulations to the Indian Men’s hockey team! We are super proud of your efforts & this victory will forever be cherised! #Hockey #Olympics #Tokyo2020 🙌 pic.twitter.com/OxLqRfney0

— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) August 5, 2021

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Wow!! Indian Men’s Hockey Team Congratulations. Resilience and skill at its peak. What an exciting match.

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) August 5, 2021

Chak De Fattey ! Burraaah
A landmark day for @TheHockeyIndia
After being down 3-1, INDIA fights back to win the bronze medal match 5-3, a first Olympic medal in #Hockey after 40 years. Mazaa aa gaya #IndvsGer pic.twitter.com/0T3ssVPnRG

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 5, 2021

Congratulations 🇮🇳 . Bronze in Hockey after 41 yrs . What a game. Proud of Indian Hockey. @TheHockeyIndia @Olympics pic.twitter.com/JkJVZYWNp3

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) August 5, 2021

What an emotional moment for India! Hockey team creates history. Congrats Team Hockey! Congrats India! pic.twitter.com/xT01V6UDZJ

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) August 5, 2021

Yet another proud moment for India!

Congratulations to the men's hockey team for winning the bronze medal at #Olympics2020. The grit and passion with which you played will be remembered by generations to come. Well done!

— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) August 5, 2021