Paris Olympics: India defeats Britain; advances to men's hockey semis

Paris: The Indian men's hockey team beat Great Britain 4-2 in the penalty shoot-out after the game was 1-1 tied at the end of regulation time, here on Sunday.

This is the first time since 1972 in Munich that India has reached the semifinals in men's hockey in two successive Olympic Games.

India had won the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics.

With inputs from IANS