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New Delhi, August 25
His wards might have failed to break the medal jinx at the just-concluded Rio Olympics but Indian men’s hockey team coach Roelant Oltmans says their results in the quadrennial extravaganza were satisfactory if not ideal.
India finished fourth in group stage, having won two, drawn one and lost two matches. But India failed to go beyond the quarterfinals.
“The results were satisfactory if not ideal according to our preparations. But looking back we can see that in every game we pushed our opponents till the very end,” Oltmans said after returning to India today.
“This is a team of high quality. Sometimes the results don’t accurately display the performance. In this case, I think the team has learnt a lot. It deserves a short break, and then, very soon, it will be back to the grind,” he added.
‘Proud of the team’
Captain PR Sreejesh (in pic) feels the Rio Games have been an eye opener for each and every member of his side.
“For all of us, the Olympics has been a great eye opener and a huge life experience. As professionals we always dream of representing our country at the highest level and the Olympics is the highest. I’m proud of the team for the way we played,” he said.
“Barring few moments, our performance was very good. Now we have to focus on correcting all the things we got wrong and believe in ourselves for the future.” — PTI
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