There couldn't have been a better start to Thursday - at the ongoing Olympics, Indian men's hockey team defeated Germany 5-4 to win bronze and end the country's 41-year wait of an Olympic medal in hockey. Social media is deluged by congratulatory messages for the men's hockey team and their brilliant performance with shout outs pouring in from celebrities such as Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Anushka Sharma, Kareena Kapoor and others. "Wow! Indian Men's Hockey Team Congratulations. Resilience and skill at its peak. What an exciting match," tweeted Shah Rukh while in an Instagram story, Deepika added: "Congratulations to men's hockey team."
Akshay Kumar summed up the emotions perfectly in his tweet: "Congratulations Team India on rewriting history! An Olympic medal after 41 years! What a match, what a comeback!"
Abhishek Bachchan, who owns Pro Kabbadi League team Jaipur Pink Panthers, tweeted: "Shining bright with all the bronze. Spectacular victory at the Olympics. Kudos to the Indian Men's Hockey Team for bringing home the medal after 41 years!" Anushka Sharma, who is currently in England with husband Virat Kohli, wrote in an Instagram story: "Men of steel now bringing the bronze home! Proud moment for India in hockey after 41 years!" Kareena Kapoor shared her shout out for the men's hockey team in an Instagram story.
Wow!! Indian Men's Hockey Team Congratulations. Resilience and skill at its peak. What an exciting match.
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) August 5, 2021
Congratulations Team India on rewriting history! An Olympic medal after 41 years! What a match, what a comeback! #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/3mdym3Cupa
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) August 5, 2021
Shining bright with all the bronze. Spectacular victory at the #Olympics. Kudos to the Indian Men's Hockey Team for bringing home the medal after 41 years!@TheHockeyIndia @WeAreTeamIndia #Cheer4India #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/cScxwL88gR
— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) August 5, 2021
Meanwhile, Farhan Akhtar, a bona-fide sports enthusiast, tweeted: "So proud of Team India for showing exemplary fighting spirit and bringing in our 4th medal. Super stuff." In her tweet for the men's hockey team, Taapsee Pannu wrote: "And it's a bronze!"
So proud of #teamIndia for showing exemplary fighting spirit and bringing in our 4th medal .. super stuff. #Tokyo2020 #Hockey
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) August 5, 2021
And it's a bronze !!!!!!! 💪🏾 https://t.co/xaZp4Mvwkl
— taapsee pannu (@taapsee) August 5, 2021
More messages cheering for the men's hockey team's victory at the Olympics poured in from the likes of Anil Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Maanvi Gagroo and others:
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 !!! https://t.co/WZEzM0e5db
— Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) August 5, 2021
This is the moment we've all been waiting for. Victory in Hockey at the Olympics after 41 years. Kudos to our Men's Hockey Team for bringing home this honour with a #Bronze
— Ekta Kapoor (@ektarkapoor) August 5, 2021
👏🏻🇮🇳#HockeyTeamIndia #ProudIndia #TokyoOlympics2020 pic.twitter.com/niyLDGicCs
"Hum jeet gaye" 🇮🇳🇮🇳#IndiaAtTokyo #IndianHockey https://t.co/UMYOtrA8x6
— Maanvi Gagroo (@maanvigagroo) August 5, 2021
In Thursday's hockey match against Germany, Simranjeet Singh was the star of the show, while his teammates Harmanpreet Singh, Hardik Singh and Rupinder Pal Singh also contributed to the glorious win at the Olympics.
