A billion Indians are today celebrating the country's first Olympics hockey medal in 41 years.
A billion Indians are today celebrating the country's first Olympics hockey medal in 41 years. The long-awaited moment arrived today when the men hockey team defeated Germany 5-4 to win the bronze medal.
The Indian hockey team last won a gold medal in the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games.
From the political class to celebrities, sports lovers have been hailing the herculean effort of the men hockey team over social media.
Let's take a look at what some of the celebrities have been posting on Twitter:
Wow!! Indian Men’s Hockey Team Congratulations. Resilience and skill at its peak. What an exciting match.
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk)
Let’s mark this as a watershed day for the resurgence of
Let’s this be the beginning of the second era of its golden age
Well played lads
I’m actually shaking wt joy
And thx again to the likes of n who believed n backed 🇮🇳
Jai Ho pic.twitter.com/UUSgwu9MTT
We won !!!!
What a great victory
Kudos to our team.
Bronze medal to our Indian Men's hockey team
Srijesh you beauty bronze medal for India after decades at the hockey is back !!! Excellent goalkeeping and great teamwork by all .
— Vindu Dara Singh (@RealVinduSingh)
Yessss!!! So proud of the team & how hard they fought for this!!! Thanku for bringing home a medal after 41years boys!! You have been preparing for this moment for years & deserve all the accolades🇮🇳🥳🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/TyDILInPgf
— Sophie C (@Sophie_Choudry)
A win that will go down in history! 🇮🇳
What a phenomenal performance by our men’s hockey team 🔥
Bringing home the bronze after 41 years! Congratulations Team India 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/oEAcOVz8h1
Congratulations Team India on rewriting history! An Olympic medal after 41 years! What a match, what a comeback! pic.twitter.com/3mdym3Cupa
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar)