Indian women’s hockey team suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the bronze medal match against Great Britain on Friday.

The team came close to winning its first-ever Olympic medal but narrowly missed the chance by 3-4.

India was trailing 0-2 in the second quarter was unexpectedly hold control with a double strike from Gurjit Kaur and then Vandana Katariya scored to help India take a 3-2 lead at the halfway stage.

Great Britain equalized in the third quarter and then scored again early in the final 15 minutes of the contest to turn around the bronze medal clash in their favour. The Rani Rampal-led side gave it their all in the final few minutes but Great Britain’s defense held their nerves and didn’t give India any chance to equalize. After putting in a spirited performance, social media hailed the women’s hockey team’s courage.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter and said “India is proud” of the team.

“We will always remember the great performance of our Women’s Hockey Team at #Tokyo2020. They gave their best throughout. Each and every member of the team is blessed with remarkable courage, skill and resilience. India is proud of this outstanding team,” PM Modi tweeted.

Indian women’s team fighting display in the bronze medal match drew praise from their opponents Great Britain, who tweeted “What an amazing game, what an amazing opponent @TheHockeyIndia you’ve done something special at #Tokyo2020 – the next few years look very bright.”