New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) A proud owner of two consecutive Olympic medals, Indian hockey star P R Sreejesh says the bronze claimed in Tokyo three years ago is closer to his heart than the one fetched in Paris as the former was like a mythical tale coming true after decades of merely hearing about it.

The 36-year-old goalkeeper, who bid adieu to his international career at the end of India’s Paris campaign, was, in fact, a shade disappointed with the colour of the medal this time as he felt the team should have done better.

“Tokyo for sure because we won an Olympic medal after a long time. Earlier we used to hear what an Olympic medal means as hockey has a rich history of gold, silver and bronze medals. But it never came in our hands. So when we got it for the first time, that was a moment,” Sreejesh told

Source: PTI News