Real ‘Chak De’ moment: Film stars hail Indian men’s hockey team for winning medal at Tokyo Olympics | Tokyo Olympics News – Times of India
The Indian men’s hockey team rewrote history as it claimed the Olympic medal after 41 years, beating a plucky Germany 5-4 to claim the bronze in an edge-of-the-seat play-off match at the ongoing Games at Tokyo.
Congratulating the Indian men’s hockey Team, Khan hailed their resilience and skill.
“Wow!! Indian Men’s Hockey Team Congratulations. Resilience and skill at its peak. What an exciting match,” the “Chak De! India” star wrote.
Wow!! Indian Men’s Hockey Team Congratulations. Resilience and skill at its peak. What an exciting match.
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) 1628134279000
Kumar applauded the team for making one of the most memorable comebacks in the history of the game as they turned the match in their favour after being 1-3 down initially.
“Congratulations Team India on rewriting history! An Olympic medal after 41 years! What a match, what a comeback! #Tokyo2020,” he said in a tweet.
Congratulations Team India on rewriting history! An Olympic medal after 41 years! What a match, what a comeback!… https://t.co/HWI7LI4Vjc
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) 1628135001000
Actor Anil Kapoor also lauded the team’s “historic” win, saying that he wished his late producer father Surinder Kapoor was alive to see the moment.
“Phenomenal win… wish my dad was alive to see this historic day will be happy up there… Thank you so much men’s hockey team… Congratulations !!!,” he said.
Phenomenal win .. wish my dad was alive to see this historic day will be happy up there .. Thank you so much men’s… https://t.co/x0pNGLpFuQ
— Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) 1628134487000
Actor Rahul Bose wrote, “The Indian men’s hockey team. You beauties. Well played, Germany. #OlympicBronze Congratulations @sports_odisha !”
The Indian men’s hockey team. You beauties. Well played, Germany. #OlympicBronze Congratulations @sports_odisha !
— Rahul Bose (@RahulBose1) 1628133735000
Actor Tamannaah Bhatia said this moment will go down in history.
“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 #Olympics #Cheer4India #BackTheBlue,” she said.
A win that will go down in history! ???????? What a phenomenal performance by our men’s hockey team ???? Bringing home th… https://t.co/Haq9pL5k9o
— Tamannaah Bhatia (@tamannaahspeaks) 1628134330000
South actor Nivin Pauly said the men in blue have made everyone proud.
“From 1-3 to finish at 5-4! What a fight! The Men in Blue have made us proud bringing a medal after 41 years. Congratulations #TeamIndia #Tokyo2020 #Olympics #Cheer4India #Hockey,” he tweeted.
From 1-3 to finish at 5-4! What a fight! The Men in Blue have made us proud bringing a medal after 41 years. Congra… https://t.co/AvrNTILGDU
— Nivin Pauly (@NivinOfficial) 1628135032000
Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar said “Congratulations to Indian Mens hockey team for Bronze medal Sports medal in Olympics 2020.#TeamIndia #Nationalpride #Tokyo2020.”
Congratulations to Indian Men’s hockey team for Bronze medal ???? in Olympics 2020. ???????? #TeamIndia #Nationalpride… https://t.co/KBEgASR790
— Madhur Bhandarkar (@imbhandarkar) 1628135320000
Eight-time former gold-winners India, who battled a heartbreaking slump in the last four decades, made the resurgence of the last couple of years count in the best way possible with an Olympic medal.
It is India’s third hockey bronze medal in the history of the Olympics. The other two came in 1968 Mexico City and the 1972 Munich Games.
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