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New Delhi: Goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh stood like a wall and fended off Spains persistent attacks to pave the way for a historic victory for the Indian mens hockey team at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Thursday...
Since 1972, this is the first time the Indian mens hockey team has won back-to-back Olympic medals..
Now a double Olympic medallist, having added a bronze from the 2024 Paris Olympics to his collection, the roaring custodian boasts a haul of medals, including a bronze in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, gold in the 2022 Asian Games in China, a silver in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in England, and a gold medal in the 2023 Asian Champions Trophy...
With him at the goalpost, the Indian mens hockey team has won a gold medal in the 2014 Asian Games and a bronze in the 2018 Asiad in Jakarta-Palembang and secured other significant wins at the 2018 Asian Champions Trophy and the 2019 FIH Mens Series Finals in Bhubaneswar...
Sreejeshs crowning moment came at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where he. played a crucial role in Indias bronze medal win against Germany, ending a 41-year Olympic medal drought for the country in hockey...
