CHENNAI, AUG 8 :  President Droupady Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation in saluting the Indian hockey team’s bronze medal triumph at the Paris Olympics. India defeated Spain 2-1 and won the bronze medal.

This is the second successive bronze for India in the quadrennial event. Ms Murmu in a social media post, said “Heartiest congratulations to our Hockey Team for securing the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics! It is after over five decades that India has won bronze medals in back-to-back Olympic Games.”

“The team deserves highest praise for resurgence of Indian Hockey. They have done India proud. The consistency, skills, cohesion and fighting spirit shown by this team will inspire our youth”, she said.

“Well done, Indian hockey team!”, she added. Mr Modi in a post, said “A feat that will be cherished for generations to come!”

“The Indian Hockey team shines bright at the Olympics, bringing home the Bronze Medal!”, he said.
This is even more special because it is their second consecutive Medal at the Olympics.

Their success is a triumph of skill, perseverance and team spirit. They showed immense grit and resilience, Mr Modi said. “Congratulations to the players. Every Indian has an emotional connect with Hockey and this accomplishment will make the sport even more popular among the youth of our nation,” Mr Modi posted.

Mr Amit Shah also congratulated the Indian men’s hockey team after winning the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics.

The Union Minister said that “Harmanpreet Singh’s side showed a ‘splendid’ performance in the bronze medal match against Spain. “What a splendid show of mettle! Many congratulations to our men’s hockey team on winning the bronze medal at the #Paris Olympics2024. Your power-packed performance, and impeccable sportsmanship will ignite a new zest for the sport. Your achievement has raised the pride of the Tiranga”.

Several Union Ministers including Rajnath Singh and J P Nadda and Chief Ministers of several states, apart from leaders cutting across political parties saluted the Indian hockey for the bronze medal finish.

Lauding the Indian team, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said “”Be victorious! Heartiest congratulations to Team India for winning the bronze medal in the hockey competition of Paris Olympics-2024! You are our champion. India is proud of you”.

Defence Rajnath Singh, while showering encomiums on on Indian hockey team and said they have showed ‘remarkable teamwork and wonderful skills’ in the match on Thursday.
“Congratulations to our men’s Hockey team for the Bronze Medal in the #ParisOlympicGames2024.
Their remarkable teamwork and wonderful skills have yielded great results. We are proud of the team and convey best wishes to them for their future endeavours,” Rajnath Singh wrote on X. Meanwhile, laurels continued to pour in for the Indian team for the bronze medal feat from acrossthe country.(UNI)