Paris 2024 Olympics: Meet all 16 members of Indian men’s hockey team which won bronze

Indian men’s hockey team beat Spain 2-1 in Paris 2024 Olympics on Thursday to clinch its second straight bronze medal at the Summer Games.

Overall, the Men in Blue bagged a record-extending 13th Olympic medal, the most by any team.

Here are the 16 members of the bronze medal-winning squad from Paris 2024:

PR Sreejesh

Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh.
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Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, a former captain of the national team, had already announced that he will retire from the sport after Paris Olympics. While he made outstanding saves in every match, the 36-year-old proved to be the hero of the quarterfinal against Great Britain where he helped the team win 4-2 in shootout.

Sreejesh played a vital part in the bronze medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics also. He won the FIH Player of the Year Awards (2020-21, 2022). Since winning the gold at the 2014 Asian Games, he also enabled his team to win gold medal again at the 2022 Asian Games. He won a total of 17 international medals.

Jarmanpreet Singh

Jarmanpreet Singh is part of the Indian men’s hockey team which will feature at the Paris Olympics 2024. He will be making his debut as an Olympian at Paris. Singh was part of the Indian junior team at the Junior World Cup. He made his senior international debut at the 2018 Hockey Champions Trophy where India won the silver medal. At the 2022 Asian Games, Singh was part of the gold-medal winning Indian team.

Amit Rohidas

Amit Rohidas plays as a defender for the Indian men’s hockey team and he is also the vice-captain of the national team. He was part of the Indian squad which won the bronze at the 2020 Olympics team. He was also part of the gold medal winning team in the 2022 Asian Games. He was also part of the Indian team which won bronze at the 2018 Asian Games. At 2017 Asia Cup, Amit Rohidas was part of the team which won gold. Rohidas was instrumental in the Indian team’s gold-medal winning effort at the 2023 Asian Champions Trophy.

Harmanpreet Singh

Harmanpreet Singh, is the captain and a defender of the Indian men’s hockey team. He is a penalty corner specialist and is regarded as one of the best drag flickers in the world. He made his Olympic debut in 2016. He was also instrumental in India’s third-place finish at the 2021-22 FIH Pro League where he ended as top-scorer with 18 goals. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he won a bronze and was instrumental in his team’s silver medal win at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and captained his team to a gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games. Singh was named as the men’s player of the year at FIH Player of the Year Awards for 2020-21.

Sumit Walmiki

Sumit Walmiki is the midfielder in the Indian men’s hockey team. He was part of the Indian squad which won the 2016 men’s hockey Junior World Cup. He made his senior debut at the 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. He was part of the Indian men’s hockey team which won gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games.

Sanjay

Sanjay is an Indian hockey player and plays as a defender in the Indian men’s hockey team. He was part of the Indian team which won the gold at the 2022 Asian Games. He is also one of the second drag flickers for the team.

Rajkumar Pal

Rajkumar Pal is a midfielder in the Indian men’s hockey team. He made his international debut in February 2020 at the Men’s FIH Pro League. He was instrumental in India claiming a bronze at the 2022 Asia Cup and 2021 Asian Champions Trophy.

Shamsher Singh

Shamsher Singh plays as a forward in the Indian men’s hockey team for the Paris Olympics. He made his international debut at the 2019 Men’s Ready Steady Tokyo Hockey tournament. He was instrumental in India claiming bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and also was part of the Indian team that won the gold at the 2022 Asian Games and also at the 2023 Asian Champions Trophy. He was part of the Indian hockey team that won silver at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Manpreet Singh

Manpreet Singh is playing as a halfback at the Indian men’s hockey team. He led the hockey team to the bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He made his debut at the age of 19. He represented at the 2012 Olympics and was named Asia’s Junior Player of the Year in 2014. At the 2014 and 2022 Asian Games he was part of the Indian team that won the gold medal. At the 2017 Asia Cup, he was instrumental in India claiming a gold.

Hardik Singh

Hardik Singh is a midfielder in the Indian men’s hockey team. He was part of the Indian team that won the bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and he was also instrumental in the Indian gold at the 2022 Asian Games. At the 2018 and 2023 Asian Champions Trophy, he played brilliantly to take India to lift gold medals.

Vivek Sagar Prasad

India’s Vivek Sagar Prasad celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the men’s Group B hockey match between India and New Zealand at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Colombes, France.
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Vivek Sagar Prasad plays as a midfielder for the Indian men’s hockey team. He played an important part for India to get the bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and he is part of the national team at the Paris Olympics 2024 also. In January 2018, he became the second youngest player ever to debut for India at 17 years, 10 months and 22 days. He was named the FIH Rising Star of 2019. At the 2020-21 FIH Player of the Year Awards, he was named the FIH Young Player of the year.

Abhishek

India’s Abhishek Abhishek celebrates after scoring his side’s opening goal during the men’s field hockey match between Australia and India at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Colombes, France.
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Abhishek is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward. He made his international debut in February 2022 at the 2021-22 FIH Pro League. At the 2022 Asian Games, he was part of the Indian team that won the gold. He was also part of the Indian team that won silver at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Sukhjeet Singh

India’s Sukhjeet Singh, left, reacts during the men’s bronze medal field hockey match between Spain and India at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Colombes, France.
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After short stints with Indian Oil, Sindh Bank and Punjab Police, Sukhjeet Singh was selected for the national side in 2018 but sustained a back injury which left him unable to join. He finally made his debut at the 2022-23 FIH Pro League in India’s match against Spain. He scored six goals in the tournament. He was part of the Indian team that won gold at the 2022 Asian Games and 2023 Asian Champions Trophy.

Lalit Kumar Upadhyay

India’s Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, left, celebrates after scoring goal in the shoot-out during the men’s quarterfinal field hockey match between Britain and India at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Colombes, France.
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Lalit Kumar Upadhyay plays as a forward for the Indian men’s national hockey team. He was a member of the Indian team that won the bronze at the 2020 Olympic Games and was instrumental in India getting gold at the 2022 Asian Games. In 2016 and 2018 Asian Champions Trophy, he was part of the Indian team that won gold. In 2017 Asia Cup, he was instrumental in India winning gold.

Mandeep Singh

India’s Mandeep Singh celebrates after scoring his side’s first goal during the men’s Group B hockey match between India and New Zealand at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Colombes, France.
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Mandeep Singh plays as a forward in the Indian men’s hockey team. He was part of the Indian team that won bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He played a crucial part in the gold medal winning effort of the Indian team at the 2022 Asian Games. At the 2018 and 2023 Asian Champions Trophy, he was part of the Indian team that won gold at both the events.

Gurjant Singh

Paris 2024 Olympics – Hockey – Men’s Pool B – India vs Argentina – Yves-du-Manoir Stadium, Colombes, France – July 29, 2024.
Gurjant Singh of India in action.
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Gurjant Singh, plays as a forward in the Indian men’s hockey team. He was part of the Indian squad which won gold at the 2016 Men’s hockey junior world cup. He was also part of the Indian team that won gold at the 2022 Asian Games. He was instrumental in India’s gold winning effort at the 2018 and 2023 Asian Champions Trophy.