Bengaluru: Indian men’s hockey side led by Singh has many quality players, giving a good chance team for finishing on the podium, said Dilip Tirkey, one of the best defenders of India has produced.
“I have great hopes of the Indian men’s team today.
I think there is a lot of quality on the side, and they have a good chance of finishing on the podium in Tokyo.
I want to wish all the best and I hope that they do well at the Olympics this year , “said Tirkey, who represented the country in three Olympics – 1996 Atlanta, 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens.
Talking about the excitement of playing at the first Olympics in Atlanta, said Tirkey, “Every athlete has a dream of becoming an Olympics, and I have the opportunity to play at the Olympics for the first time in 1996.
We have several big players on our team at that time like Pargate Captain Singh.
I am very happy to play at the Olympics.
“In his memory of 2000 Sydney, Tirkey said that a 1-1 draw against Poland would always remain a great regret for him and the Indian team.
“We performed very well in the 2000 Olympic league stage.
We play well against Argentina, Australia and Spain and we need to beat Poland to qualify for the semifinals, but we can’t do it.
The match against Poland is so difficult for us and it ends up with Draw 1-1 in the end.
“We took 1-0 after I scored in the 53rd minute but Poland managed to score in the last few matches.
If we have defeated Poland, we can qualify for the semifinals and after that something can happen.
So, the draw against Poland remains a sad memory for us.
“The 43-year-old child said that there were many interesting moments during the 1996 match, including the achievement of the Bronze Winner of Leander Paes.” There was a lot of interesting moments for us at the 1996 Olympics.
Star Tennis Leander Paes also made history at the Olympics by winning bronze.
It was the first Indian Olympic medal in individual events for a long time.
We must see US President Bill Clinton too, who visited the Olympic Village.
I went watching athletic and soccer shows at the Olympics too.
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