- Indian men’s hockey team led by Harmanpreet Singh won the bronze medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics, beating Spain 2-1. The match to decide the bronze medal was held at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium in Paris, France, on 8 August 2024.
- This is the second back-to-back bronze medal for the Indian men’s hockey team after their bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
- The match against Spain was also the last international match for the veteran Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, who had an outstanding Olympics.
- Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh scored both goals in the match, and Miralles scored the only goal for Spain.
- The Indian captain finished the Paris Olympics as the highest goal scorer in the Paris 2024 men’s hockey tournament with ten goals.
- Earlier in the semi-final, India lost to Germany 3-2.
Men’s Hockey Team Record at Summer Olympics
- The bronze medal at the Paris Olympics was the 13th medal won by the Indian men’s hockey team in the Summer Olympics.
- It was the first time since the 1972 Munich Olympics that India had won back-to-back medals in the Olympics.
- Indian men’s hockey team has won 8 gold,1 silver and 4 bronze in the Olympics.