Tokyo Olympic 2020: Indian Men's Hockey Team Lost Semifinal PM Says Win And Loss Are Part Of Life.
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- World champion Belgium defeated India in the hockey semi-finals.
On the 12th day of the Tokyo Olympics, wrestler Sonam Malik lost in the first round in the freestyle 62 kg weight class. Mongolian wrestler Bolortuya Khurelkhu defeated him. If the Mongolian wrestler reaches the final, Sonam may have a chance to win a bronze medal in the repechage round.
The 19-year-old Sonam ran early in the match, but Bolortuya bounced back to level the score at 2-2. The Mongolian wrestler got two technical points. After that, he won based on scoring points in the last few seconds and scoring more points altogether.
Belgium beat India 5-2 in the men's hockey semi-final on the 12th day of the Tokyo Olympics. Belgium scored three goals in the last quarter and took the lead by eliminating India. The third quarter also saw a fork in the road between the two teams. India took a 2-1 lead in the first quarter, which they lost in the second quarter. He scored the second goal in the 19th minute when the Belgian team returned.
Sonam Malik lost in wrestling
Belgium then scored in the 49th, 53rd, and 60th minutes to win the match.
Team India took a 2-1 lead in the first quarter of 15 minutes. Both teams played offensive hockey and repeatedly counterattacked. However, Belgium did not run against the Indian defense.
Belgium dominated the second quarter. Belgium was awarded three consecutive penalty corners this quarter but failed to score. Then in the 19th minute, he got another corner. Hendrix scored with a drag flick on it. The Indian team got a penalty corner just before the end of this quarter. Harmanpreet Singh missed the goal. This was Team India's fourth penalty corner.
Narendra Modi was also watching the match Prime Minister Narendra Modi was watching the semi-final match between India and Belgium. He gave this information via tweet.
Source from Divyabhashkar