Bhubaneswar: Indian hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh on Wednesday said it was unfortunate to lose to Germany in the semi-finals of the Paris Olympics despite creating many chances, but at the same time termed the performance of winning the second consecutive bronze medal as a great achievement. India won the bronze medal by defeating Spain in Paris and thus repeated the performance of the Tokyo Olympics. Earlier, in the semi-finals, it had to face a 2-3 defeat to the reigning world champions Germany. The Indian team received a warm welcome on their arrival here on Wednesday and was honoured by the Odisha government. Harmanpreet said on this occasion that the match against Germany was very close. We created many chances but luck was not with us that day and we failed on some occasions. He said that, but I think winning the bronze medal was also very important. This was our last match in the tournament and we felt very happy after winning it. Our efforts were to fulfil our dream (winning gold) but somehow luck did not favour us. Harmanpreet said that we had a chance to win the bronze medal and we went out on the field with the aim of winning. We have won two medals in a row and this is a great achievement.
He expressed his happiness over the welcome and respect in Odisha.
The Indian captain was very happy with the welcome and respect he received in Odisha. He said that we are getting love and respect from all sides. Whenever the team comes here, be it to play a tournament or after winning a medal, it always feels good. We get a lot of respect here. Harmanpreet also thanked the state government for sponsoring hockey. He said that there are very good facilities for hockey here. There are good stadiums and good grounds here and we have received support from the Odisha government. It is a very important thing to organise such a big tournament and attract spectators to the stadium. On behalf of the team, I express my gratitude to the state. State Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi participated in the felicitation ceremony and the players received a grand welcome.
Amit Rohidas got Rs 4 crore, Sreejesh got Rs 50 lakh
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced cash prizes for the team members at the Kalinga Stadium. In this, Rs 4 crore was given to the state’s star player Amit Rohidas. At the same time, goalkeeper PR Sreejesh was given Rs 50 lakh while other players of the team were given Rs 15 lakh each. The support staff were given Rs 10 lakh each.
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