PR Sreejesh took a walk down his memory lane, recalled all the hard work and the heartbreaks that he and his India men's hockey team have had over the years when the final whistle was blown in the Bronze medal match of Tokyo Olympics on Thursday. PR Sreejesh climbed on top of the goalpost at the Oi Hockey Stadium North Pitch in Tokyo as his teammates were celebrating the impressive win against Germany in the much-anticipated Bronze medal match of the Tokyo Olympics. Sreejesh, who has been a Wall for India men's hockey team in front of the post, went through nervy moments as Germany won a penalty corner in the dying seconds of the match. But the skilled custodian was not beaten as he denied the Germans the equalizer and won the match 5-4.

Sreejesh, speaking to the media, said he climbed on top of the post to celebrate the victory with his goalpost, which he said deserved the respect. "That's my place. That's where I spent my entire life. I think I just wanted to showcase that I am the owner of this post now and I just celebrated because of the frustration, the sorrows, me and my post share it together. The post also deserves some respect," Sreejesh said on Thursday. Germany had 13 penalty corners but with Sreejesh guarding the post, they managed to convert only one of them. India's defense was bailed out by Sreejesh on most moments throughout their campaign at the Tokyo Olympics and the senior man was there in their biggest match of the campaign, as well. Meanwhile, India captain Manpreet Singh paid tribute to his teammates and the coaching staff for sacrificing aplenty over the last 2 years to make their dream come true at the Tokyo Olympics.

"We were speechless when the whistle went off. It was a great moment for us and also for the nation. I think the players really worked hard in this Olympics and they deserve this. We were working hard in Bengaluru for 15 months and staying away from the family," Manpreet told media. "Sree must know it. He was away from his wife and kids and it was difficult for all the players," he added. After losing the semi-final to Belgium, India men's hockey team showed tremendous character to win their bronze medal match against Germany and end India's 41-year-old wait for an Olympic medal in the country's national.

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