Tokyo: The Indian men’s hockey team continues to perform well in the Tokyo Olympics. In Friday’s Pool A match, India defeated hosts Japan 5-3. With this win, the Indian team has secured its third consecutive victory in the competition.
For India, Harmanpreet Singh converted a penalty corner in the 13th minute while Gurjant Singh (17th and 56th), Shamsher Singh (34th), and Neelkant Sharma (51st) scored field goals. Kenta Tanaka (19th), Kota Watanabe (33rd) and Kazuma Murata (59th) scored for Japan.
Quarterfinals to be held on August 1
India had already made it to the quarter-finals. On August 1, the Indian team will play a match against the number three team in Pool B.
Won four out of five matches
The Indian team has had a great performance so far in the Olympics. They have won four out of the five matches played so far in the league. At the same time, he had to face defeat in the match played against Australia. Talking about the points table, the Indian team is second in Pool A with 12 points, while Australia is at first place with 13 points.
