Twitter reacts as India wins an Olympic medal in Hockey for the first time in 41 years

THE 41-YEAR WAIT IS OVER

India wins its 12th #Olympics medal in hockey and the FIRST since 1980.#ManpreetSingh's men have delivered what the country has been waiting to witness for decades.#INDvsGER | #Tokyo2020 | #Hockey pic.twitter.com/kFvltuVlSQ

— The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) August 5, 2021

A HISTORIC COMEBACK! 🥉🙌#IND men's #hockey team came back 3-3 in the first-half against #GER and took the lead in the final 30 minutes to win the match 5-4 and the #bronze medal 🙌#Tokyo2020 | #UnitedByEmotion | #StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/acZHNxR5Py

— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) August 5, 2021

An emotional moment for the entire nation, a moment of pride. The long wait has ended! Congratulations to the Indian Men's Hockey team for their splendid achievement. @TheHockeyIndia

— Abhinav A. Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) August 5, 2021

Thank you Modi ji for not watching the Men's hockey Bronze match 🙏

We did it !! Thank you ..

— Srinivas B V (@srinivasiyc) August 5, 2021

Chak De India 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

We Revived our sport after 41 long years

— Angry Rantman (@angry_rantman) August 5, 2021

After 41 years wait..!
A golden moment for Indian Hockey and Indian Sports! Finally, long wait is over as India defeated Germany to win Hockey Men's Olympic Bronze medal at #Tokyo2020

India in complete celebration mood! Congratulations to our Hockey players !! #Cheer4India 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/RmeGOnCpBn

— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) August 5, 2021

YES YES YES YES YES pic.twitter.com/4IK57J9bon

— Shyam Vasudevan (@JesuisShyam) August 5, 2021

The 16 who scripted history:
Manpreet, Sreejesh, Harmanpreet, Rupinder, Surender, Amit, Birendra, Hardik, Vivek, Nilakanta, Sumit, Shamsher, Dilpreet, Gurjant, Lalit, Mandeep.
Remember them, cherish them,
tell your children about them. Let them inspire a generation🇮🇳 #indvsger pic.twitter.com/7ykehC46gC

— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) August 5, 2021

#TeamIndia | #Tokyo2020 | #Hockey
Men's Hockey Bronze Medal Results

India, have #Bronze Day today!
The medal days are back as the Indian Men's Hockey team bring back home our first #Olympics Hockey medal in 41 years. Bravo boys🙌 #RukengeNahi #EkIndiaTeamIndia #Cheer4India pic.twitter.com/5AXEaF1EYZ

— Team India (@WeAreTeamIndia) August 5, 2021

HISTORY RECREATED! ✨
The Boys DID IT!!!

Another MEDAL for INDIA!
The #MenInBlue defeats Germany 5-4 in the bronze medal match.
The nation is proud of you all!

Let's #Cheer4India! 🇮🇳 @WeAreTeamIndia pic.twitter.com/pLDuAGAcFc

— MyGovIndia (@mygovindia) August 5, 2021

Take A Bow 🔥🔥😍😍❤️❤️

India WIN BRONZE medal after defeating Germany 5-4.

Its 1st Olympic Hockey medal for India in 40 yrs!

Back with a Bang!!!!! ❤️❤️#TeamIndia #Tokyo2020 #TokyoOlympics #Hockey #TokyoOlympics2020 #Olympics pic.twitter.com/t4cIO10OGb

— nnis (@nnis_sports) August 5, 2021

COME ON, INDIA! The long wait has ended! This has been an Olympic Games of grit and guts for both our hockey teams and we have a medal for it (and maybe two). I am taking this energy with me to training today 💥. #TeamIndia #Tokyo2020 #Hockey

— Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (@GurpreetGK) August 5, 2021