Updated On: 08 August, 2024 08:03 PM IST | Paris | mid-day online correspondent
The last time India won back-to-back Olympic medals was in 1968 (bronze) and 1972 editions (bronze)

India`s defender #13 Harmanpreet Singh celebrates with teammates after scoring his team`s first goal in the men`s bronze medal match (Pic: AFP)
The Indian hockey team's bronze-winning feat at the Paris Olympics 2024 provided unadulterated joy to millions across the country with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and legendary shooter Abhinav Bindra leading the tributes to the Harmanpreet Singh-side for clinching a second consecutive medal here on Thursday.
Prime Minister Modi said the team had shown tremendous determination on way to the historic feat of winning back-to-back medals at the Olympics. India broke a 41-year drought in Tokyo in 2021 on way to winning a bronze, and three years later, at the Paris Olympics 2024, they won a second consecutive medal.