We aimed to play in the finals but happy with bronze too: Manpreet

New Delhi, Aug 10 (PTI) Senior India hockey player Manpreet Singh on Saturday said it was disappointing not to win a gold in the Olympics but a second consecutive bronze medal is not too bad either.

Eight-time Olympic champions India clinched a second consecutive bronze medal at Paris, beating Spain 2-1 in the play-off match. The last of India’s Olympic hockey golds came in 1980.

“Feeling really good, last time we won the bronze and we won bronze this time as well, the mindset of the team was to play in the finals but that slipped out of our grasp, but we won the bronze and feel really good receiving all this love,” the halfback told

Source: PTI News

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