Former Indian hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh has expressed deep gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for recognising the immense sacrifices made by his household to allow his on-field exploits. Not too long ago, Sreejesh acquired a heartfelt letter from PM Modi congratulating him on his bronze medal win on the Paris Olympics and his retirement from worldwide hockey. In his letter, Prime Minister Modi praised Sreejesh for his “monumental contributions” to Indian hockey and his “fast reflexes, sharp instincts, and calm confidence below strain.” The PM additionally expressed his confidence in Sreejesh’s skill to succeed because the Head Coach of the Junior Males’s staff. PM Modi added, “I additionally ship my needs to your loved ones for the immense sacrifices they made off the sphere to allow your on-field exploits. It was a nice expertise assembly them together with you a couple of days in the past.”
In his tweet, Sreejesh thanked the Prime Minister for his type phrases and encouragement. He wrote, “Hockey is my life and I am going to proceed to serve the sport and work in the direction of making India an influence in hockey, the beginning of which has been made with the 2020, 2024 Olympic medals. Thank You PM Sir to your religion in me.”
Sreejesh was additionally the star of the bronze medal match towards Spain on the Paris Olympics, pulling out some memorable and gorgeous saves. A veteran of over 300 worldwide caps, three Olympic Video games, Commonwealth Video games, and World Cups, Sreejesh featured in his fourth Olympic Video games.
Having made his debut on the 2010 World Cup, Sreejesh has been a part of numerous memorable wins for India, which embrace a gold medal within the 2014 Asian Video games, a bronze medal in Jakarta-Palembang, the joint-winning staff of the Asian Champions Trophy in 2018, the gold medal-winning staff of the 2019 FIH Males’s Sequence Finals in Bhubaneswar, and the silver medal profitable staff on the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Video games.
On the Paris Olympics, the Harmanpreet Singh-led facet secured a historic bronze medal, defeating Spain 2-1, marking their second consecutive Olympic medal, an achievement final completed 52 years in the past. The match, held on the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium, was particularly vital because it additionally served because the farewell recreation for legendary Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, who performed his final worldwide match.
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