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Indian Hockey One Win Away From second consecutive Olympic Medal

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Indian men's hockey team beat Great Britain 4-2 in shoot-out to enter the semifinals at Paris Olympics.

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With the win, the Indian team remains on course to win its second consecutive Olympic medal.

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This was after India were reduced to 10 men after Amit Rohidas was shown a red card for raising his stick against a Great Britain player.

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But India valiantly defended for close to 40 minutes to hold an attacking Great Britain 1-1 in regulation time to force a shoot out.

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Great Britain did not allow India to play aerial balls with man-to-man marking and the Indian team struggled throughout.

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However, India still managed to escape without hurt. It was a strategy that had worked in India's favour in pool matches.

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