Tokyo Olympics: Hockey Day 12 — India BEAT Germany 5-4 TO WIN BRONZE!!!!!!
Welcome to our Live Blog coverage of the Bronze Medal Match of the Field Hockey competition of Tokyo 2020 between India and Germany
Indian men's hockey team (Source: Hockey India)
Can the Indian Men's Hockey Team win an Olympic medal in Tokyo after a gap of 41 years?
Manpreet Singh and co. are up against four-time gold medalists Germany who are aiming for their fifth successive podium finish.
Germany have won bronze in Athens 2004, Gold in Beijing 2008, Gold in London 2012, and Bronze in Rio 2016.
The Indians last won gold in Moscow in 1980, but Graham Reid's team have already achieved what no other side could in the last four decades by reaching the knock-out stage.
Get set for an epic contest as two great hockey-playing nations battle for the coveted Bronze Medal in Tokyo.
The match begins as 0700 IST. Stay with us as we bring you live updates and interesting trivia.
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THE GERMANS TOOK THE LEAD TWICE, BUT THE INDIANS DID WELL TO COME BACK AND FINALLY CREATE A TWO-GOAL CUSHION WITH A 5-3 LEAD
THE GERMANS PULLED ONE BACK BUT FAILED TO FIND AN EQUALISER DESPITE EARNING A FLURRY OF PCs!!!!!
FIVE SUCCESSIVE PODIUM FINISHES WERE WHAT THE GERMANS WERE AIMING FOR - IT WAS NOT TO BE THOUGH ON A DAY THAT BELONGED TO INDIAN HOCKEY!!!!!
MANPREET SINGH AND CO. WIN AN OLYMPIC MEDAL FOR INDIA FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE MOSCOW 1980!!!
THE INDIANS WIN AN OLYMPIC MEDAL AFTER 41 YEARS - GRAHAM REID'S TEAM WIN BRONZE IN TOKYO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
INDIA CONCEDE A PC WITH SECONDS TO GO!!!
56' GERMANY THREATEN BUT CANNOT GET INTO THE STRIKING CIRCLE!!!