Updated On: 07 August, 2021 07:28 AM IST | Tokyo | PTI
Women’s hockey captain Rani proud of her history-making team despite losing bronze medal tie to Great Britain as they will inspire girls across the country to excel

India captain Rani Rampal reacts after losing their bronze medal match against Great Britain at Tokyo yesterday. Pic/PTI
She is proud of the effort but Indian women’s hockey team captain Rani Rampal is hurting as well after coming within touching distance of a historic Olympic podium finish only to finish fourth ultimately. The Indians, beating all expectations, entered the semi-finals of the Games for the first time, and signed off with a fourth-place finish after going down to Great Britain 3-4 in the bronze medal play-off here on Friday.
“We are feeling so disappointed because we were so close. And we were 2-0 down and then we equalised, and we were 3-2 up. I don’t know what to say, but yeah it hurts a lot because we couldn’t win the bronze medal,” she said after the heart-breaking loss.