Indian hockey team finish with five defeats at Olympics

Belgium struck thrice to hand India their fifth consecutive defeat in the Olympic men’s hockey competition in London on Tuesday.

Goals by veteran Jerome Dekeyser, Gautier Boccard and Tom Boon set up Belgium’s second win which lifted them to third position in the group with seven points while a winless India finished sixth without a point and will play for 9-12 positions, their worst-ever finish in the Olympics.

The team failed to show any improvement even against a team that was considered the weakest of the six in the group. Belgium showed that under Aussie legend Colin Batch’s coaching their side is making good progress.

Belgium effectively closed the match with a late strike as Boon sounded the boards with a reverse hit even as a backpedalling Indian defence was caught on the wrong foot.

Keywords – Indian hockey team finish with five defeats at Olympics, Belgium effectively closed the match with a late strike and Indian defence was caught on the wrong foot.

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