Indian hockey team suffered first defeat in Paris Olympics, Belgium defeated 2-1
India vs Belgium, Hockey Paris Olympics 2024: This is India's first defeat in this Olympics. Earlier, the team won against New Zealand and Ireland while its match with Argentina was a draw.
On the sixth day of the Paris Olympics 2024, the Pool B match of men's hockey was played between India and Belgium. In this exciting match, once again the Belgian team performed brilliantly and defeated India 2-1. This is the first defeat of the Indian hockey team in this Olympics. However, this defeat has not made any difference to the position of the team. The team is still second in the points table.
India started this match brilliantly and held Belgium to 0-0 in the first quarter. Both the teams tried hard to score goals in the first quarter, but could not succeed. India started the second quarter strongly and took a 1-0 lead by scoring a goal. Abhishek scored for India in the 18th minute. But the team's happiness did not last long.
India lost its lead in the third quarter and Belgium's Thibeau Stockbroeks scored in the 33rd minute to equalize the score. After this, Belgium scored another goal in the third quarter to take the lead over India. For Belgium, John Dochman scored a brilliant goal in the 44th minute. After this, India could not equalize and lost the match.
This is India's first defeat in this Olympics. Earlier, the team won against New Zealand and Ireland while its match with Argentina was a draw. On the other hand, the Belgian team has managed to win all four matches so far. The Belgian team is at the top of Pool B, while the Tokyo Olympics bronze-medalist Indian team is in second place. India will now face Australia in the final group match.
