As Sports Journalist Saurabh Duggal writes on Pixstory, the 41-year old Olympic medal drought ended today when the Indian men's hockey team won the bronze medal in Tokyo.

Pixstory users have been closely following and celebrating India’s hockey team, from the resilience and grit of the players, their humble backgrounds to their triumphs in the highly anticipated Tokyo Olympics.

Saurabh Duggal documents the story of India’s hockey village Mithapur, how it went from immigration, and drugs to the home of an Olympics Bronze medalists: https://www.pixstory.com/story/from-immigration-drugs-and-back-to-hockey-the-story-of-india-s-hockey-village-mithapur-1-4/42626

“India’s men’s hockey team have rebuilt, redesigned themselves & are set to reclaim their positions as Olympic medallists” zubair_akhtar wrote when Team India booked their place in the semi-finals for the first time in 49 years: https://www.pixstory.com/story/india-s-men-s-hockey-team-creates-history/42677

Before the highly anticipated match with Belgium in the semi-finals, shoaibmir has a look at India’s path in reaching this historic point: https://www.pixstory.com/story/indian-men-s-hockey-team-s-road-to-the-semi-finals/42720

Although the team lost 5-2 to Belgium, a chance to secure the Bronze medal kept the hope alive, Ritikminocha17 writes: https://www.pixstory.com/story/semi-finals/42760
aartimakkar8 writes: https://www.pixstory.com/story/chak-de-hoooo-chak-de-indiaaa/42774

While celebrating the medal, Pixstory remembers the resilience of players as documented in this story about Sumit Walmiki's journey from working in dhaba to playing at the Tokyo Olympics: https://www.pixstory.com/story/41-year-old-olympic-medal-draught-ended-indian-mens-hockey-team-win-bronze-in-tokyo1628137230/42902

The man dependable at the defence area, Amit Rohidas, who hails from the tribal belt of the northwestern part of Odisha, leads to another famous player from the tribal belt --- Dilip Tirkey: https://www.pixstory.com/story/from-dilip-tirkey-s-village-amit-rohidas-is-a-new-hope-for-the-tribal-kids-of-sundargarh/42912

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