Delhi: Indian men's hockey team captain PR Sreejesh received a rousing reception in the national capital on Tuesday, following the team's historic bronze medal victory at the Paris Olympics. All the Olympics' winners will be given a grand reception in Delhi.

India defeated Spain 2-1 in the bronze medal match in Paris to secure their second successive medal. The team had performed exceptionally throughout the tournament and suffered their only defeat in the tournament against World Champions Germany, as they lost 2-3 in the semi-finals of the tournament.

It was an historic campaign for India in Paris and the men's hockey team created history by winning back-to-back medals for the first time since the 1972 Olympics in Munich.

The Paris Games saw the Indian team play scintillating hockey at times; performances that saw them defeat Australia by 3-2, for the first time after 52 years in the Olympics.

They pulled out another rabbit from the hat in the quarterfinals, an unreal performance by every single member of the team against Great Britain, where they defended with a man down for over 40 minutes to force penalty shootouts and win by 4-2, courtesy of heroics from PR Sreejesh.

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