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Tokyo Olympics: Hockey LIVE — India loses to Belgium in semi-finals, will play for bronze
Welcome to our Live Blog coverage of the Men's Hockey Semi final between India and Belgium
The Belgians first played an Olympic Games when Antwerp hosted the competition in 1920. Interestingly, the Belgians also won an Olympic medal in hockey even before the Indians did as India were not part of the 1920 Antwerp Games. Four teams competed and Belgium won the bronze medal before the Indians began their six-gold streak from 1928.
In 1928, the Indians thrashed Belgium 9-0 in the group stage and though the Belgians never reached the podium, they kept competing until the 1976 Games in Montreal but went off the Olympic radar for a good 32 years to return in Beijing 2008. Ten years after their reentry, the Belgian Red Lions stunned the hockey world by winning the Olympic silver in Rio.
Now, its a bigger stage than ever before. It's an Olympic semifinal which India has reached for the first time since Munich 1972, hoping to make it to the finals for the first time since 1980 (The Moscow Games did not have a semifinal).
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Live Updates
- 3 Aug 2021 2:14 AM GMT
DECISION REVERSED - NO PC!!!!
27' NO PC FOR THE RED LIONS AS THEY ATTEMPT ANOTHER FORAY!!!!
- 3 Aug 2021 2:12 AM GMT
HENDRICKX MOPS UP
27' THE RED LIONS EARN A PC OFF A QUICK COUNTER AND HENDRICKX MOPS UP
- 3 Aug 2021 2:10 AM GMT
INDIA LOSE THEIR RIGHT TO REFER!!!
24' THE VIDEO UMPIRE DOESN'T AGREE WITH MANDEEP AND THE INDIANS LOSE THEIR REFERRAL RIGHTS
- 3 Aug 2021 2:08 AM GMT
INDIA WANT A PC FOR A PUSH
25' MANDEEP ASKS FOR A BODY PUSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- 3 Aug 2021 2:07 AM GMT
MANDEEP ANGLES ONE IN!!!!
24' MANDEEP'S CROSS IS DELECTABLE BUT DILPREET CANNOT MAKE CONTACT
- 3 Aug 2021 2:06 AM GMT
MANDEEP DRIVES ONE INTO THE CIRCLE!!!
22' NO TAKERS IN THE CIRCLE TO LATCH ONTO MANDEEP'S CROSS!!!!
- 3 Aug 2021 2:04 AM GMT
SREEJESH SAVES AFTER DOCKIER IS IN THE CIRCLE!!!!
19' DOCKIER TRIES A DIVING TOMAHAWK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SREEJESH PALMS IT OVER THE NET!!!!
- 3 Aug 2021 2:02 AM GMT
INDIA 2 - BELGIUM 2
HENDRICKX DOESN'T MISS TOO MANY - BELGIUM ARE LEVEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- 3 Aug 2021 2:00 AM GMT
MANDEEP AND LALIT IN THE CIRCLE
19' VANASCH CALLED INTO ACTION AS THE INDIAN STRIKERS RUN AMOK!!!!! BUT THE RED LIONS HAVE A PC AT THE OTHER END