Home Tokyo Olympics Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik congratulates India men's and women's hockey teams for Olympic quarterfinal wins The Odisha government has been the official sponsor of the Indian hockey team, both men and women, since 2018. Team Sportstar 02 August, 2021 11:12 IST The Indian men's and women's hockey teams qualified for the semifinals at the Tokyo Olympics. Team Sportstar 02 August, 2021 11:12 IST Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated the Indian men's and women's hockey teams for reaching the semifinals at the Tokyo Olympics. While the men's team - it beat Great Britain 3-1 - will be playing the Olympic semis after 41 years, the women's team reached its first-ever semifinal on Monday, beating Australia 1-0. Sjoerd Marine on India reaching Olympic semifinal: This is 'Chak De India' in reality Hockey: India women beat Australia 1-0 to reach first Olympic semifinal Expressing his joy, Patnaik said that the national teams have come out with flying colours in the quarterfinals. He expressed hope that the team will keep up the momentum and win both the semis and the Olympic final.The Odisha government has been the official sponsor of the Indian hockey team, both men and women, since 2018. Click here for our full coverage of the Tokyo Olympics. For more updates, follow Sportstar on :