New Delhi: India Veteran Pread goalkeeper Sreejesh wants to compete in the Paris Olympics but said on Saturday many will depend on fitness and appearance in the match of 2024.
The 33-year-old player from Kerala was recently given the best goalkeeper award in the male part of the annual award For his appearance at the historic Indian bronze medal achievement at the Tokyo Olympics.
Asked whether he would play at the Paris Olympics, said Sreejesh: “No player will say no Olympics, we are greedy people.
Motivation will always work hard and provide a 21-year career.
So I will always want to play one more match , One Olympics again so as long as my team members didn’t kick me, I would stay in the team for sure, “he turned on.
During the conclave in India today, he added, “But there is nothing certain in the life of a sportsman.
There may be injuries, performance can go down, others can do better than me.” Former teammate Sreejesh Rupiper Pal Singh, Birendra Lakra and SV Sunil Recently retired following a successful Olympic campaign to pave the way for children.
When India Manpreet Singh has asked the same question, Captain said: “He will go to Paris from our side.
Sreejesh is the best goalkeeper, so we want him to be there in the goal.
We have confidence in him but the rest depends on fitness and things Another thing.
“Sreejesh, who has shown the ability to be better with time, no doubt that the team of men and women will make the podium in 2024 matches, but also say the road ahead will be harder.
“Motivation will always be there to change the color of the medal in Paris.
But the road is not easy.
We have won a medal 41 years ago and after that Indians sent us to the Olympics with a lot of hope.” Now we have proven that we can win, Hope will be higher when we go to Paris.
But it won’t be easy, it doesn’t happen overnight.
“The woman’s team was not lucky to miss this time but surely I am sure that the two teams will be finished on the podium in Paris.” Sreejesh had made an amazing rescue in a few seconds a medal match Bronze against Germany in Tokyo.
Given the six seconds, “When we got the PC, our reaction would be like what would happen now, it was possible to get away but there wasn’t much time to think.
We have to survive.
I plan a defensive structure I see the opposition.” As my goalkeeper Having own items, to focus and I just think that I have played for years, so I just have to save this one.
“While the men’s team won medals, their female colleagues missed narrowly, finishing the four credited after Losing 3-4 To Maintain Bronze Play Off Champion.
The Indian Women’s Skipper Rani said the disappointing campaign in the Rio 2016 game was a turning point for the side.
“For us, 2016 is the first Olympics, we did not win whatever match and I thought it was a point back for us because we learned to handle pressure in such a big event and this is a different Olympics because we I lost three first matches but still had confidence, “he said.
“We lost Holland and Germany, but we played good hockey and this gave us the confidence that we could defeat the other team and the belief took us through Australia.” Savita Punia goalkeeper also echoed his view.
“We have fulfilled the requirements after 36 years at the 2016 Olympics but there is no performance.
I am not happy with my appearance so in the next 4-5 years we want to do something.” Our English match didn’t play well and at the back.
Because of the match, we did it well in the next game.
Our coach was very upset because he didn’t eat lunch with us.
“So the Irish match is more important than the quarter-finals, which is a pressurical match.
We know Australia is a good team, they rank higher, so the pressure at that time.” We also confident because we have lost a close match against Australia in Australia in Australia 2018 Commonwealth Games, so we just want to do better, there is no choice.
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