The India men's hockey team, during the ongoing Tokyo Olympics 2020, rewrote history as they claimed an Olympic medal after 41 years. Adding to India’s medal count, Manpreet Singh and his men sealed a 5-4 win against Germany and brought home a Bronze medal. As the Indian men's hockey team ended their 41-year medal wait at the Olympics, Bollywood celebrities cheered for them. 

Shah Rukh Khan tweeted, "Wow!! Indian Men’s Hockey Team Congratulations. Resilience and skill at its peak. What an exciting match."

Wow!! Indian Men’s Hockey Team Congratulations. Resilience and skill at its peak. What an exciting match.

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) August 5, 2021

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Akshay Kumar congratulated the team and said, "Congratulations Team India on rewriting history! An Olympic medal after 41 years! What a match, what a comeback!"

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

Farhan Akhtar tweeted, "So proud of #teamIndia for showing exemplary fighting spirit and bringing in our 4th medal .. super stuff."

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

Abhishek Bachchan wrote, "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!"

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

Celebrities like Ananya Panday, Tiger Shroff, Athiya Shetty, Rajeev Khandelwal, Kritika Kamra, Reema Kagti and others also congratulated the Indian men's hockey team. 

No words..only emotions! #MensHockeyTeam

— Rajeev Khandelwal (@RK1610IsMe) August 5, 2021

https://t.co/vI19wNzpbW

— Kritika Kamra (@Kritika_Kamra) August 5, 2021

An Olympic medal for Indian hockey after 41 years! Yay! Well played to the entire team bringing the bronze home.

— Reema Kagti (@kagtireema) August 5, 2021

(Source: Twitter/Instagram)