Paris: Apna Punjab Media: The International Hockey Federation (FIJ) has imposed a one-match ban on India’s Amit Rohidas, due to which he will not be able to play in the semi-final match of the Paris Olympics against Germany on Tuesday. Rohidas was shown a red card in the quarter-final match against Britain on Sunday, due to which he left the field from the second quarter itself. Indian hockey team has made it to the semi-finals by defeating Britain. In the 17th minute of the match, Rohidas’ hockey stick hit the British player on the head, but the referee considered it a deliberate action and threw him out of the entire match. In this way the Indian team played with 10 players for about 42 minutes. However, the Harmanpreet Singh-led team did not give up and defeated Britain in the penalty shootout to qualify for the semi-finals. Hockey India has officially expressed concern over the quality of umpiring in the hockey competition at the Paris Olympics. The complaint relates to the quarter-final match between India and Great Britain in which several umpiring decisions affected the outcome of the match.
Victory was achieved through team efforts: Indian hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh Indian hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh said after the team’s victory that this is an excellent performance of the team’s defensive game. “We had no option but to keep the score line level till the last minute,” the captain said. We focused on defense and played with coordination. The players kept talking to each other. The team effort won. It was not easy to play with 10 players.” The captain said, ”Sreejesh is a great player and one of the top players.” Sreejesh, on the other hand, said, “It is a goalkeeper’s daily job. Sometimes circumstances are different, but today was our day. “It wasn’t just a win, it was a statement,” coach Craig Fulton said.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s congratulatory message to the hockey team:-
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has praised the Indian hockey team for its spectacular win against Great Britain in the Paris Olympics. He said that the Indian team is excellent because despite playing with 10 players, the team defeated the British team in the penalty shootout. The Chief Minister wished the hockey team all the best for the upcoming matches. He said that the Indian players performed well during the match, especially in the shootout. He said that this is a moment of pride for every countryman because the players have led the team to this historic victory. He expressed hope that the hockey team will write a new success story by winning the gold medal for the country in the Paris Olympics. The whole country is eagerly waiting for that historic moment.
A big blow to India in the Paris Olympics, the Indian men’s hockey team entered the semi-finals, but one player was banned

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