New Delhi: After a 0 – 0 draw against Australia at full time, India were handed a 1-3 defeat in a dramatic shoot out at the final of 36th FIH Champions Trophy in London. The Sreejesh-led squad has won millions of hearts world over for their brave and tactical encounters against the World Champions.
Hockey India, the apex body for hockey in India announced a cash prize of Rs. 2 Lakh each for the players and the Head Coach Roelant Oltmans and a cash prize of Rs 1 Lakh for all other coaches and support staff on the account of the brilliant performance India displayed throughout the tournament and winning a silver medal.
Additionally, prize of Rs 1 Lakh has been announced for Harmanpreet Singh for being adjudged as The Best Upcoming Junior Player of the Tournament.
On the thrilling performance by Team India, Hockey India President Dr. Narinder Batra congratulated the team, saying, “It is a proud moment for all of us. The way the team has played against World Champions Australia is commendable. I congratulate the players, the coaches and the support staff for their hard work and dedication. I believe we are on the right track for road to RIO.”
Meanwhile, social media & twitterati on Saturday was a buzz with India’s silver-medal winning feat at the very stadium they were ousted during the London Olympics in 2012. From Prime Minister Narendra Modi ,Rajyavardhan Rathore, Anurag Thakur, Ajay Maken, Naveen Jindal to cricketing heroes VVS Laxman, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Shikhar Dhawan were amongst many other eminent personalities took to Twitter to applaud the hockey team’s gritty performance. “Congrats to our Hockey Team for a spirited performance in Champions Trophy finals. Their effort has been brilliant. We’re proud of the team,” read the honourable PM’s tweet.
The Indian Hockey team leaves from London for 6 Nations Invitational Tournament in Valencia, Spain starting from 27th June 2016.
Congrats to our Hockey Team for a spirited performance in Champions Trophy finals. Their effort has been brilliant. We're proud of the team.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 18, 2016
Super happy for @TheHockeyIndia
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) June 17, 2016
Congratulations on reaching the finals of Champions Trophy. Chak De!
Congrats to @TheHockeyIndia for their performance at d #HCT2016. We r proud d way u plyed d final &luk forward to such performances infuture
— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) June 18, 2016
Great effort by our team in the finals of #HCT2016 and congrats for Silver medal. We will continue to work hard to make our country proud.
— Sardar Singh (@imsardarsingh8) June 18, 2016
Congratulations @TheHockeyIndia on reaching their first ever final of the Men's Hero Hockey #ChampionsTrophy. Best of luck????
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) June 17, 2016
I congratulate our Hockey Team for a good performance in the Champions Trophy, proud of you! @TheHockeyIndia
— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) June 18, 2016
T 2291 - Indian Hockey Team almost wins Championship ! Congratulations and filled with pride ! A shootout is no justification for a defeat !
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) June 18, 2016
