Tokyo Olympics | India loses 2-5 to Belgium in semis but still in hunt for bronze
The Hindu
The country’s dream of entering the Olympics final after 41-years remained unfulfilled
The Indian men's hockey team's after 41-years remained unfulfilled as it lost 2-5 to world champions Belgium in the last-four stage but the side is still in the hunt for a bronze in the Tokyo Games here on Tuesday. Alexander Hendrickx (19th, 49th, 53rd minutes), the tournament's highest goal getter, scored a hat-trick while Loick Luypaert (2nd minute) and John-John Dohmen (60th) also struck to hand the reigning silver-medallists their second successive entry into the final of the Olympics. India's goals came from the sticks of Harmanpreet Singh (7th) and Mandeep Singh (8th).More Related News