The dream of the Indian women's hockey team to win a medal in the Tokyo Olympics remained unfulfilled. The Indian team suffered a 4-3 defeat at the hands of Britain in the bronze medal match. With this defeat, the Indian team missed out on winning a medal for the first time in the Olympics, although despite the defeat, the Indian team managed to create history and finished fourth for the first time.
Great Britain ensured victory by scoring in the last quarter. In this match, the brave daughters of India showed great spirit and gave a tough competition to Great Britain.
India were at one point 0-2 in this match, scoring three goals within five minutes to take a 3-2 lead. In the third and fourth quarters, Great Britain scored a goal each to bring the score to 4–3, which later proved decisive.
As soon as the Indian team lost this match, all the players started crying while sitting on the field. The disappointment of not winning the medal was clearly visible on the faces of all the players. In such a situation, the British goalkeeper consoled the Indian women players and set a splendid example of sportsmanship.