Tokyo Olympics: Modi, President Kovind and Rahul Gandhi laud Indian men's hockey team for winning bronze

Hailing Indian mens hockey teams bronze medal win in the Tokyo Olympics as historic Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that this day will be etched in the memory of every IndianWith this feat they have captured the imagination of the entire nation especially the youth Modi said adding that India is proud of its hockey teamThe Indian mens hockey team rewrote history as it claimed an Olympic medal after 41 years beating a plucky Germany 54 to claim the bronze in an edgeoftheseat playoff match of the ongoing Games here on ThursdayModi tweeted Historic A day that will be etched in the memory of every Indian Congratulations to our Mens Hockey Team for bringing home the Bronze With this feat they have captured the imagination of the entire nation especially our youth India is proud of our Hockey teamHistoric A day that will be etched in the memory of every Indian Congratulations to our Menrsquos Hockey Team for bringing home the Bronze With this feat they have captured the imagination of the entire nation especially our youth India is proud of our Hockey team mdash Narendra Modi narendramodi August 5 2021President Ram Nath Kovind too hailed the teams victory Congratulations to our mens hockey team for winning an Olympic Medal in hockey after 41 years The team showed exceptional skills resilience amp determination to win This historic victory will start a new era in hockey and will inspire the youth to take up and excel in the sport he tweetedCongratulations to our mens hockey team for winning an Olympic Medal in hockey after 41 years The team showed exceptional skills resilience amp determination to win This historic victory will start a new era in hockey and will inspire the youth to take up and excel in the sportmdash President of India rashtrapatibhvn August 5 2021Also read Tokyo Olympics Indian mens hockey team stage epic comeback to bag bronze medalWishing the team Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted Congratulations to Indian Menrsquos Hockey Team This is a big moment the whole country is proud of your achievement Welldeserved victoryCongratulations to Indian Menrsquos Hockey Team This is a big moment the whole country is proud of your achievement Welldeserved victory Olympicsmdash Rahul Gandhi RahulGandhi August 5 2021Union home minister Amit ShahYet another proud moment for IndiaCongratulations to the mens hockey team for winning the bronze medal at Olympics2020 The grit and passion with which you played will be remembered by generations to come Well donemdash Mamata Banerjee MamataOfficial August 5 2021Union sports minister Anurag ThakurA BILLION CHEERS for INDIA Boys yoursquove done it We canrsquot keep calm TeamIndia Our Menrsquos Hockey Team dominated and defined their destiny in the Olympic history books today yet again We are extremely proud of youTokyo2020 pictwittercomn78BqzcnpKmdash Anurag Thakur ianuragthakur August 5 2021Union law minister Kiren RijijuYet another proud moment for IndiaCongratulations to the mens hockey team for winning the bronze medal at Olympics2020 The grit and passion with which you played will be remembered by generations to come Well donemdash Mamata Banerjee MamataOfficial August 5 2021Odisha Chief Minister Naveen PatnaikBrilliant in Blue Congratulations Indian Menrsquos Hockey Team on the spectacular victory to give us an Olympic medal after 41 long years This historic win at Tokyo2020 will inspire generation of sportspersons All the very best for future Cheer4India thehockeyindiamdash Naveen Patnaik Naveen_Odisha August 5 2021Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok GehlotHeartiest Congratulations to Indian Mens Hockey Team for this spectacular win against Germany amp winning the bronze for country in TokyoOlympics It is a great moment for Indian hockey and the team has brought glory to the nation Proud of all the players pictwittercomiP7D6S2VM3mdash Ashok Gehlot ashokgehlot51 August 5 2021Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder SinghA proud amp historic moment for the nation as Menrsquos Hockey Team wins Bronze Medal in Olympics by defeating Germany in a scintillating match A tremendous achievement to be finishing on the podium after 41 years and the Hockey Bronze is worth its weight in Gold Congratulations pictwittercom9LK8bu6mEYmdash CaptAmarinder Singh capt_amarinder August 5 2021West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata BanerjeeYet another proud moment for IndiaCongratulations to the mens hockey team for winning the bronze medal at Olympics2020 The grit and passion with which you played will be remembered by generations to come Well donemdash Mamata Banerjee MamataOfficial August 5 2021India defeated Germany 54 in a highintensity goal fest to win the bronze medal in mens hockey their first medal in Olympics after a gap of 41 yearsIndia fought back brilliantly from a twogoal deficit to score an impressive 54 win that reminded its fans of the glory days when the Indians were a force to reckon with in World hockeySimranjeet Singh scored two goals while Harmanpreet Singh Rupinderpal Singh and Hardik Singh scored a goal apiece for India while for Germany Oruz Furk Nicolas Whellen and Windfeder were on targetWith inputs from agency