New Delhi: Indian Men’s hockey team lost their semifinal match against the 2018 world champions Belgium at the Tokyo Olympics, missing out on a chance to make their first Olympic final in over four decades.
The last time India had played the men’s hockey final at the Olympics was back in 1980 when the team had won the gold medal.
However, in a rare gesture, hockey fans from neighbouring nation Pakistan have come forward to support the Indian team and offered their love and support for the defeat while also congratulating the team on their performance.
Many Pakistani hockey lovers have been showering their support for the Indian hockey team before the match started, on the microblogging site Twitter.
A twitter user wrote, “Watching from pakistan, with best wishes to team India”.
Watching from ???????? with best wishes and fully support to ?????? #IndvsBel pic.twitter.com/d7WZqR9S2q
— محمد نعمان ارشد (@rKuVQjiRFnhcmxp) August 3, 2021
Another wrote, “Best wishes for Team India Go Team Blue! Love from Pakistan”.
Best wishes for Team India
Go Team Blue!
Love from Pakistan#INDvsBEL pic.twitter.com/jjTaR65cIJ— wasi?? (@iWasiSheikh) August 3, 2021
Many twitter users from Pakistan offered their support to Indian Men’s hockey team for their tragic defeat in the semifinals.
Here are some handpicked tweets :
Well Played India Hockey Team.. ???
Love you from Pakistan#IndvsBel— Sycostyle (@Ukhattak01) August 3, 2021
Hard Luck neighbor.. You fight ?
Love from ??#INDvsBEL pic.twitter.com/6JMQyOKZNn— Noughty Janjua (@qaisar_rajaa) August 3, 2021
Come on dude! You are proud of your country! ??❤️?? #IndvsBel pic.twitter.com/OuCcQHOJzp
— wasi?? (@iWasiSheikh) August 3, 2021
Yes, Punjab is the origin & both Pakistan – India take it as their National Sport.
Brother aapki history bhi 1947 se hai otherwise if u talk abt past it’s common, isn’t it?
Anyways,
Gud luck to your hockey..— A A F A Q (@AlviAafaq) August 3, 2021
Congratulations ? Indian men’s hockey team for qualifying for the Semifinals of #Tokyo2020 After a long wait of 41 years, India is into the semis. We’ll done and now you have to finish this with a ? @TheHockeyIndia @hockeyind @rakeshrussell52
— Muhammad Qamar Ul Haq (@imqamarulhaq) August 1, 2021
