Tokyo Olympics 2020: It’s a rebirth, that’s it, PR Sreejesh on bronze medal win | Tokyo Olympics News – Times of India
TOKYO: "It's a rebirth, that's it," declared India's ecstatic goalkeeping great PR Sreejesh after emerging as one of the stars of the men's hockey team's historic Olympic bronze medal here, confident that the feat will help produce a new generation of capable players. The team rewrote history as it claimed an Olympic medal after 41 years, defeating a plucky Germany 5-4 to win the bronze in an edge-of-the-seat play-off match here. "It's been 41 years. In the 1980s we won the last medal and after that, nothing. Today when we won it, this gives a boost and gives energy to the youngsters to pick up hockey, play this game," the 35-year-old Sreejesh said after the match. "This is a beautiful game. Now we are giving a reason for them to pick up hockey, play the game." Sreejesh climbed up the g...
