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Sreejesh Receives Hero’s Welcome After Historic Feat At Paris Olympics

By IANS News August 13, 2024 • 13:38 PM View: 743

Indira Gandhi International Airport: The wall of Indian hockey team goalkeeper PR Sreejesh on Tuesday returned to India along with veteran defenders Amit Rohidas, Sanjay, Abhishek, and Sumit, after a record-extending Olympic campaign in Paris.

A large crowd gathered here at the Indira Gandhi International Airport to welcome back the hockey heroes and loud cheers rang out at the airport for Sreejesh, whose impeccable saves throughout the tournament won millions of hearts worldwide.

With a bronze medal win in Paris, the Indian men's team claimed back-to-back medals in hockey for the first time since the 1972 Olympics in Munich and attained their 13th overall Olympic medal.

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