Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi consoled the members of the Indian women’s hockey team, on a phone call, after their Olympic loss to Great Britain in the bronze medal match. Rani Rampal and company, the first women’s hockey team from India, to progress to the semi-final missed on the podium by a one-goal margin – 3-4.

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“Your sweat may not have brought a medal but it has become a source of motivation for crores of young Indian women. I congratulate the players and the coach for this,” PM Modi started.

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He further inquired about Navneet Kaur’s health. Kaur had injured her eye and had to get four stitches. 

 “Hope she is fine now. Vandana did really well. Savita was brilliant, everyone thought so. Please stop crying, I can hear it. The entire country is very proud of you. India hockey is being talked of after decades because of your efforts,” the Prime Minister added. 

PM Modi had on Thursday called the men’s hockey team after they managed to defeat Germany and secure a bronze medal. He was one of the first ones to congratulate the women’s team. 

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“We will always remember the great performance of our Women’s Hockey Team at #Tokyo2020. They gave their best throughout. Each and every member of the team is blessed with remarkable courage, skill and resilience. India is proud of this outstanding team,” Modi tweeted. 

“We narrowly missed a medal in Women’s Hockey but this team reflects the spirit of New India- where we give our best and scale new frontiers. More importantly, their success at #Tokyo2020 will motivate young daughters of India to take up Hockey and excel in it. Proud of this team,” he said in another tweet.