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- Published: August 2, 2021 10:40
New Delhi: The Indian women’s hockey team created history on Monday at Oi Hockey Stadium — North Pitch — as they qualified for the semi-finals of the Olympics for the very first time after defeating Australia 1-0.
“Splendid performance. Women’s hockey team is scripting history with every move at #Tokyo2020. We are into the semifinals of the Olympics for the 1st time beating Australia. 130 crore Indians to the women’s hockey team — we’re right behind you,” tweeted Thakur.
This comes a day after Indian men’s hockey team also reached the semi-finals after Manpreet Singh’s side defeated Great Britain 3-1.
Here is how Twitterati reacted:
#INDvsAUS
” Indian womens beat Australia womens in quarter final by 1-0 “#Hockey #Womenhockey #Cheer4India #Tokyo2020 #teamindia
Meanwhile Indians : pic.twitter.com/VMM08sxo3P— celebrity ?? (@Shah_151) August 2, 2021
#India?? writes history.. Women’s hockey ? team enters Olympics semi-final for the 1st time #Cheer4India #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/epJuWl8pdW
— PIB India (@PIB_India) August 2, 2021
Chak de india history created women’s hockey team 1st time reach semi final
Man’s team after 45 years qualify for semifinal wt a victory Indiana Man’s & women’s team Chak de india ???????❤ pic.twitter.com/IBjj0rU07Z— Prakash Yadav (@Prakash62335522) August 2, 2021
Absolute scenes in Tokyo. History created ??❤️ #INDvAUS #ChakdeIndia pic.twitter.com/6lp2CwSorm
— Prithvi (@Puneite_) August 2, 2021
It reminded me of movie chak de India ?❤️
I MEAN PICTURES SAYS IT HISTORY CREATED ?❤️
SOO SOO PROUD #TokyoOlympics2020 pic.twitter.com/rwfA9iejQb
— ᵖʳⁱʸᵃ (@Itsmepriya___) August 2, 2021
History created in Tokyo! #IND defeated world No. 2 #AUS to enter an Olympic semifinal for the first time in history pic.twitter.com/jWaSmW7ml1
— Sujit Bisoyi (@SujitBisoyiTOI) August 2, 2021
HISTORY CREATED !!
First time ever Indian women’s team reached SEMIFINALS of Olympics by beating Australia the Unbeatable team of this Olympics ?#Hockey #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/mS8br5UfL4— Ghanshyam jangid (follow back?) (@Ghesu18) August 2, 2021
Congratulations!! History Created!!! Olympics Semis for the First Time ever!!! ??
CHAK DE!!! ✌??#TokyoOlympics #IndianHockey pic.twitter.com/7MVArRK8VX— Indranil Ash (@IndranilAsh09) August 2, 2021