Bhopal: The Indian men's hockey team defeated Germany 5-4 today, Thursday, to clinch the bronze medal. After nearly 41 years, India has won a medal at the Olympics. In fact, India had earlier won a gold medal at the 1980 Masco Olympics. The Indian men's hockey team also included Vivek Sagar Prasad and Neelakanta Sharma, who have been trained at the Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy. Both of them performed strongly during the match and created history by becoming Olympic medalists. According to the information received, Vivek scored brilliant goals against Japan against Argentina and Neelakanta to take the Indian team to the second position in Group A.
Let me tell you that Ashok Dhyanchand, former head coach of Madhya Pradesh State Hockey Academy and olympian, has roped in Vivek and Neelakanta. In a recent statement, he said, "This victory has put India four years ahead. Whenever we lose in the Olympics. Today, these boys of ours have won medals only after so many years, but have also returned the glory of hockey. Vivek and Neelakanta have also performed strongly. Both these players have been the best players of our academy.''
Jose Chacko, an expert in the same personages, says, "The last time we won a gold medal in Bhaskaran's cup was in 1980. The entire team had entered the field with the intention of winning the medal. The team has come back strongly even after falling behind. The Indian team was not disappointed after losing to Belgium in the semi-finals but has played with double the vigor. The victory will prove to be good for Indian hockey.''
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