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Paris Olympics 2024: India stun Australia 3-2 in men's hockey

Updated on: 02 August,2024 06:42 PM IST  |  Paris
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For the record, it is India's first win over Australia at the Olympics since the 1972 Olympics in Munich

Paris Olympics 2024: India stun Australia 3-2 in men's hockey

Indian hockey team (Pic: File Pic)

In the Paris Olympics 2024, India handed over a stunning 3-2 defeat to their biggest rivals Australia. The Indian men's hockey team has already qualified for the quarter-finals of the Paris Games.


Skipper Harmanpreet Singh (13th, 32nd) struck a brace en route his sixth goal in the tournament, while Abhishek gave India the lead in the 12th minute.


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Australia's goals were scored by Tom Craig (25th) and Blake Govers (55th). Veteran India goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, playing his last international tournament, was spectacular under the bar, making numerous saves to keep his side's lead intact.

For the record, it is India's first win over Australia at the Olympics since the 1972 Olympics in Munich.

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