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Indian Olympics bronze medallist goalkeeper PR Sreejesh who played his last match for India got the best farewell as India defeated Spain 2-1 to defend their bronze medal. After India's win captain Harmanpreet Singh dedicated the team's victory to their veteran goalkeeper. After India's win against Spain Sreejesh was seen grooving in the dressing room.
Sreejesh's Dance
India won two consecutive Olympic medals after 52 years in Olympic history. Earlier, India had done this feat in the years 1968 and 1972. After that India won the bronze medal for the second consecutive time in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and then in the 2024 Paris Olympics and the players of the Indian hockey team were seen celebrating. After India's victory, as soon as he went to the dressing room, 36-year-old Sreejesh danced in a great style and then all the players of the Indian hockey team were seen dancing with him. The video of this incident is going viral on social media.
Sreejesh's 18 year career
Sreejesh, who is called the ‘wall of the Indian hockey team’, made his debut for India in the year 2006 and played a total of 335 matches for India in his 18-year career. During this, Sreejesh won two bronze medal matches for India in the Olympics. Which includes the medal of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the Paris Olympics. This was Sreejesh's fourth Olympics and before this, he also played in 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics. This star coming from Kerala has now been included in the list of Indian hockey legends and Indian hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh said that the entire team wants to dedicate its medal to Sreejesh.
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