India at Olympics 2024, Day 9 Live: Lakshya Sen in action; hockey team wins QF on penalties

Live updates of the main events from Day 9 of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

India at Olympics 2024, Day 9 Live: Lakshya Sen in action; hockey team wins QF on penalties

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Hockey, men’s quarter-final, India 1 (4) - 1 (2) Great Britain, PR Sreejesh speaks: When Amit got the card, I thought, I just want to play the best for him because it's frustrating as a defender. And I thought somewhere it shows our courage. It shows our hard work and the dedication and the tough mentality. That's a great effort from the team.

[On his saves] It's the daily job of a goalkeeper. And even [ GB keeper Ollie] Payne is a very good goalkeeper. But some days it's a different day for another person. And today, I think it was our day. We had done more things. We did everything in a perfect way. And what should I say? about the guys who took the shot in the shootout. They didn't disappoint me. They scored. That gave me enough confidence to continue with that. Ultimately I got two and we won it.

When I stepped on this field today, there were two options for me. This can be my last match or I can give myself the opportunity to play two more matches. I got two more matches.

[On the semi-finals] Whoever comes in the semis, we will just play our game. That's...

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