Olympics-Hockey-India win bronze after dramatic victory over Germany

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Hockey - Men - Bronze medal match - Germany v India - Oi Hockey Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 5, 2021. Sreejesh Parattu Raveendran of India poses for pictures as he celebrates winning the match for bronze. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

TOKYO (Reuters) -India won the bronze medal in hockey after a thrilling 5-4 victory over Germany at the Tokyo Games on Thursday, giving the country its first Olympic medal in the sport in more than forty years.

India forward Simranjeet Singh stood out from the other players by scoring two goals for India, including the winning goal of the match.