NEW DELHI: Back-to-back Olympics medals after a hiatus of 50 years and the revival of the much-awaited Hockey India League (HIL) lit up the year for Indian hockey which also saw one of its biggest stars walk into sunset after a glorious career.
With their third-place finish in the Paris Olympics this summer, the Harmanpreet Singh-led men's team proved that the historic bronze in the Tokyo Games three years ago was not a flash in the pan.
The medal ensured the legendary PR Sreejesh, one of the team's biggest pillars for nearly two decades, got the send-off he deserved after he decided to retire from the sport. That he is now associated with the junior teams bodes well for Indian hockey as it seeks more success in the coming times.
Before Tokyo and Paris, the last time the Indian hockey team won successive Olympic medals was at 1968 Mexico City and 1972 Munich Games.
This story is from the Kolkata 22December2024 edition of Millennium Post Kolkata.
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