India Rewrites History | A victory to cherish forever

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Chak De India…

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Indian sports witnessed a golden moment when India beat Germany by 5-4 to win the first Olympic medal in Hockey. India managed to save a penalty corner when just 3 minutes were left on the clock and sealed the historic moment.

Team India has made it and smiles were all around the corners saying…

https://twitter.com/DDNewsHindi/status/1423129014189715456?s=20 ( 01:05 – 01:15 ) – DD News commentary saying “Bharat ne 41 saal baad itihaas rach diya hai..

The nation has observed this incredible moment after 41 years. Let’s get to know more about India’s gold-laden history of Indian Hockey Men at the Olympics.

The Indian Hockey men’s team has always dominated the prestigious event in the early years by winning six consecutive golds from 1928 to 1956. Two more medals were added to this victory after the Tokyo Olympics 1964 and Moscow Olympics 1980, which provided a total of eight Olympic gold medals.

Indian hockey team’s glorious journey…

Amsterdam 1928

It started in 1928 when India won its first Olympic hockey gold at the Amsterdam Olympics game. The games saw the emergence of the Hockey wizard, Dhyan Chand, the legend who scored 14 goals and ended the event as the top-scorer.

The team scored 29 goals without reply across five matches and fittingly, it was Dhyan Chand’s hat-trick that secured a 3-0 victory in the final over, and thus, the Netherlands gave the Indian hockey men’s team its first-ever gold medal at the Games.

Los Angeles 1932

In 1932, the Indian Team left no chance for the opponent Japan and won a second consecutive Olympic gold medal by a victory of 11-1. The victory is marked through a score of 10 goals by former Indian athlete Roop Singh, followed by a score of 8 goals by Dhyan Chand.

Berlin 1936

The 1936 Games in Berlin saw the Indian hockey team bag a third Olympic gold medal and it was a fitting send-off for the then 31-year-old Dhyan Chand, who announced his retirement post the tournament.

Dhyan Chand retired with three Olympic golds to his name as the Indian hockey team beat hosts Germany with a victory of 8-1.

London 1948

In the 1948 London Olympics, the Indian hockey team beat Argentina with a score of 9-1 and Austria by 8-0 before overcoming Spain 2-0 in the semi-finals. India gained independence a year earlier and was pitted against hosts Great Britain. For the first time, the two nations played against one another and were greeted by a 25,000-strong capacity crowd at the iconic Wembley Stadium. After the event, the Indian hockey team returned with a fourth gold medal and the first since independence. The triumph is also important as it saw the emergence of a new star in hockey player Balbir Singh Sr.

Helsinki 1952

Four years later, Balbir Singh Sr, the vice-captain of the team put up another heroic performance, scoring nine goals across three matches. India reserved its best for the last as the team outdid the Netherlands by 6-1 in the final, with Balbir Singh Sr scoring five goals and skipper KD Babu adding the finishing touches. Once again, the Indian hockey team reigned supreme for a fifth time at the Olympics.

Melbourne 1956

The crowning glory for the Indian hockey team came at the 1956 Games in Melbourne, as they completed a second hat-trick of Olympic golds.

This victory was not easy for the nation as hockey player Balbir Singh Sr suffered a fracture in his right hand. But despite the challenges, the captain came up with a true leader’s performance, played through, and eventually team India triumphed by a score of 1-0 and lifted the historic sixth Olympic gold.

Tokyo 1964

The final event took place between India and Pakistan where the Indian hockey team bravely survived a barrage of attacks from the opponents with goalkeeper Shankar Laxman saving everything that his rivals threw at him to ensure a seventh Olympic gold.

Moscow 1980

In the 1980 Moscow Olympics, facing Spain in the finals was an arduous task as the European nation put up a tough fight but the Indian hockey team were saved by Mohammad Shahid, who had set up several goals across matches, and scored one himself in the final to enable a victory of 4-3.

The determination of Indian athletes is unparalleled. They may fall, they may be discouraged but they stand again for the people of India and to keep the tricolor flying higher and higher.

Sources/Visuals

https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1742018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwmAZL3CUT0 – DD News Video
https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/how-indian-hockey-team-olympic-games-gold-medals

After 41 years wait..!
A golden moment for Indian Hockey and Indian Sports! Finally, long wait is over as India defeated Germany to win Hockey Men's Olympic Bronze medal at #Tokyo2020

India in complete celebration mood! Congratulations to our Hockey players !! #Cheer4India 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/RmeGOnCpBn

— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) August 5, 2021

#Tokyo2020 | #Hockey

A HISTORIC WIN FOR INDIA !

🇮🇳 5-4 🇩🇪

What a performance by #TeamIndia , defeats #Germany to win the bronze at the #Tokyo2020 #Olympics. pic.twitter.com/CwlcpEjnrO

— Dept of Sports MYAS (@IndiaSports) August 5, 2021

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