Friday, 31 August 2018

A sudden death to end India’s dreams

Defending champion collapses to a 9-8 defeat to Malaysia

Uthra Ganesan


Double blow: The loss ended India’s golden hopes and took away an Olympic ticket. Photo Credit: PTI

JAKARTA: A brief glimpse into the Indian men’s hockey team’s changing room revealed 18 stony statues staring into nowhere. They had managed to trudge back after a long walk from the turf where, 60 minutes and 19 shots later, the defending champion had collapsed to a 9-8 defeat to Malaysia in the semifinals and ended their golden and Olympic hopes on Thursday.



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