PR Sreejesh, India's Legendary Hockey Goalkeeper, To Retire After Paris 2024 Olympics

Paris 2024 Olympics: The Summer Games will be PR Sreejesh's last international tournament, the Indian goalkeeper confirmed.

Paris 2024 Olympics: PR Sreejesh has confirmed that the tournament will be his final international competition.

Source : PTI

PR Sreejesh, India's legendary hockey goalkeeper, has confirmed that the forthcoming Paris 2024 Olympics will be his last tournament in international field hockey. Sreejesh confirmed the same through a post on X (formerly Twitter).

"As I stand on the threshold of my final chapter in international hockey, my heart swells with gratitude and reflection. This journey has been nothing short of extraordinary, and I am forever grateful for the love and support from my family, teammates, coaches, and fans," Sreejesh wrote in a long thread on X.

"I still remember my father selling our cow to buy my first kit. His sacrifice ignited a fire within me, pushing me to strive harder, dream bigger," he added.

As I stand on the threshold of my final chapter in international hockey, my heart swells with gratitude and reflection. This journey has been nothing short of extraordinary, and I am forever grateful for the love and support from my family, teammates, coaches, and fans. pic.twitter.com/MqxIuTalCY

— sreejesh p r (@16Sreejesh) July 22, 2024

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PR Sreejesh's International Career

As far as Sreejesh's international hockey career is concerned, he went on to make his India debut in 2006 and represented the country a total of 328 times. He was even the captain of the team at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Even though the team did not win a medal in the Rio Games in 2016, Sreejesh played a pivotal role in the team winning their first-ever Olympics medal in Hockey since 1980 in when India clinched a bronze in Tokyo 2020.

"Leading the Indian team as captain in the Olympics was an honor beyond words. And being named the World’s Best Goalkeeper was a recognition that I will cherish forever," the 36-year-old said in one of his posts of the thread.