India At #TokyoOlympics: Men's And Women's Hockey Teams Storm Into Semi-Finals
The men's team reached the hockey semi-finals at the Olympics for the first time since the 1980 Olympics.
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Goals from Dilpreet Singh, Gurjant Singh (pictured) and Hardik Singh secured India a 3-1 win over Great Britain.
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The Indian defence, shepherded by goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, kept Great Britain at bay for majority of the match.
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The women's team reached the semi-finals for the first time in history after beating favourites Australia 1-0.
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Gurjit Kaur (2) scored the only goal of the match from India's only penalty corner to secure the win.
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Goalkeeper Savita Punia was India's player of the match as she kept out all seven of Australia's penalty corner attempts.
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The women's team's achievement is more special given that they lost their first three group matches before bouncing back to win the final two matches to reach the quarter-finals.
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The men's team will face 2018 World Cup winners Belgium in the semi-final while the women's team will face 2012 Olympics silver medallists Argentina.