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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
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.
Stay tuned with us.
Live Updates
- 5 Aug 2021 1:55 AM GMT
GERMANY IN COMMAND AT THE OI HOCKEY STADIUM!!
THE INDIANS LUCKY TO BE DOWN BY JUST ONE GOAL AS THE MARAUDING GERMAN STRIKERS HAVE CREATED HAVOC IN THE INDIAN CIRCLE
INDIA DOWN BY A SECOND-MINUTE GOAL FROM TIMUR ORUZ
SREEJESH HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING!!!
- 5 Aug 2021 1:51 AM GMT
OOOOPS - AND ANOTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PC SAVED - DANGEROUS PLAY AS UMPIRE GOES UPSTAIRS!!
PC FOR GERMANY AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- 5 Aug 2021 1:48 AM GMT
HOOTER SOUNDS BUT GERMANY WANT A PC!!!!!!!!!!!
14' INDIA WAIT ANXIOUSLY AFTER SREEJESH SAVES TWICE - GERMANY HAVE A PC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- 5 Aug 2021 1:47 AM GMT
GERMANY ALL OVER INDIA
14' THE INDIANS UNABLE TO STRING A MOVE TOGETHER AND THE GERMANS HAVE THE BALL - BOB RUPINDER TO THE RESCUE!!!
- 5 Aug 2021 1:45 AM GMT
HARDIK VS GRAMBUSCH
13' HARDIK STOPS GRAMBUSCH IN HIS TRACKS - INDIA TRY A COUNTER TO NO AVAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!
- 5 Aug 2021 1:43 AM GMT
WINDFEDER IN THE INDIA CIRCLE
11' FUCHS MISSES BUT THE INDIAN DEFENCE ON THEIR TOES AS GERMANY STEP UP THE ATTACKS!!!!!!!!!
- 5 Aug 2021 1:42 AM GMT
SIMRANJEET FAILS TO BEAT THE GERMAN DEFENDERS
9' TWO GERMAN DEFENDERS OUTRUN SIMRANJEET - GRAMBUSCH IN THE INDIA CIRCLE - SREEJESH TO THE RESCUE
- 5 Aug 2021 1:40 AM GMT
CHRISTOPHER RUHR - WHAT A RUN!!!!!!!!!!!
8' AMAZING RUN BY RUHR - TAKES A TUMBLE IN THE CIRCLE - INDIA BREATHE AGAIN!!!