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India on Tuesday lost to Belgium 5-2 in the menโ€™s hockey semi-final at Tokyo Olympics 2020.

Now, the Indian hockey team will play for the bronze medal at the mega event.

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After the loss in the semi-final, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said โ€œwins and losses are a part of lifeโ€.

PM Modi lauded the menโ€™s hockey team at Tokyo Olympics 2020 for their best efforts in the Games.

He wished the team โ€œthe very bestโ€ for the next match.

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โ€œWins and losses are a part of life. Our Menโ€™s Hockey Team at #Tokyo2020 gave their best and that is what counts. Wishing the Team the very best for the next match and their future endeavours. India is proud of our players,โ€ PM Modi tweeted.

According to a match report, after conceding an early goal, India roared back to take a 2-1 lead at the end of the first quarter of the mach.

But Belgium equalised in the second quarter of the match.

India conceded 3 goals in the final quarter and lost the chance of going through to the final.

While Mandeep Singh and Harmanpreet Singh scored for India, Alexander Hendrickx scored a remarkable hat-trick for Belgium.

The other hockey semifinal will be played between Australia and Germany on Tuesday.

Union sports minister Anurag Thakur tweeted: โ€œBoys, You played well. You gave it your best. Weโ€™re with you.
We still have a match to go. We are #TeamIndia ! And we DONT EVER GIVE UP!โ€