'Absolute wow moment': India reacts after women's hockey team stun Australia

India defeated Australia 1-0 on Monday in the quarter-finals and as a result, the women's team reached the semi-finals in the Olympics for the very first time.

New Delhi: From Sunil Chhetri to Virender Sehwag, everyone is excited to see the performance of the Indian women's hockey team in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.

India defeated Australia 1-0 on Monday in the quarter-finals and as a result, the women's team reached the semi-finals in the Olympics for the very first time.

• If you thought Sunday was good then our women have just gone and made Monday exceptional with a performance for the ages!
  First semifinal appearance in an Olympic Games and that's how you do it - with a big, solid fight. Had us glued throughout. #TeamIndia #Tokyo2020

  — Sunil Chhetri (@chetrisunil11) August 2, 2021 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  If you thought Sunday was good then our women have just gone and made Monday exceptional with a performance for the ages!
  First semifinal appearance in an Olympic Games and that's how you do it - with a big, solid fight. Had us glued throughout. #TeamIndia #Tokyo2020

  — Sunil Chhetri (@chetrisunil11) August 2, 2021

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  If you thought Sunday was good then our women have just gone and made Monday exceptional with a performance for the ages!
  First semifinal appearance in an Olympic Games and that's how you do it - with a big, solid fight. Had us glued throughout. #TeamIndia #Tokyo2020

  — Sunil Chhetri (@chetrisunil11) August 2, 2021

"If you thought Sunday was good then our women have just gone and made Monday exceptional with a performance for the ages! First semifinal appearance in an Olympic Games and that's how you do it - with a big, solid fight. Had us glued throughout. #TeamIndia #Tokyo2020," tweeted Chhetri.

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• Our girls have created history.
  Beaten #AUS in the quarter-final match of women’s #hockey by 1-0 to seal their spot in SEMI-FINAL for the first time ever! Best wishes for the semis. #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/iZj3H4GPs8

  — VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) August 2, 2021 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  Our girls have created history.
  Beaten #AUS in the quarter-final match of women’s #hockey by 1-0 to seal their spot in SEMI-FINAL for the first time ever! Best wishes for the semis. #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/iZj3H4GPs8

  — VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) August 2, 2021

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  Our girls have created history.
  Beaten #AUS in the quarter-final match of women’s #hockey by 1-0 to seal their spot in SEMI-FINAL for the first time ever! Best wishes for the semis. #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/iZj3H4GPs8

  — VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) August 2, 2021

  Our girls have created history.
  Beaten #AUS in the quarter-final match of women’s #hockey by 1-0 to seal their spot in SEMI-FINAL for the first time ever! Best wishes for the semis. #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/iZj3H4GPs8

  — VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) August 2, 2021

Taking to Twitter, former India batsman VVS Laxman tweeted: "Our girls have created history. Beaten #AUS in the quarter-final match of women's #hockey by 1-0 to seal their spot in SEMI-FINAL for the first time ever! Best wishes for the semis. #Tokyo2020."

Former India batsman Virender Sehwag said that he has never felt this happy and he lauded the team for stunning a formidable side like Australia.

• Itni khushi shayad kisi jeet par mehsoos huyi hogi!
  Absolute Wow moment. First ever Olympics hockey semi-finals for our girls. Filled with pride.
  Chak De India #Hockey pic.twitter.com/c9I5KZFaZ5

  — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 2, 2021 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  Itni khushi shayad kisi jeet par mehsoos huyi hogi!
  Absolute Wow moment. First ever Olympics hockey semi-finals for our girls. Filled with pride.
  Chak De India #Hockey pic.twitter.com/c9I5KZFaZ5

  — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 2, 2021

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  Itni khushi shayad kisi jeet par mehsoos huyi hogi!
  Absolute Wow moment. First ever Olympics hockey semi-finals for our girls. Filled with pride.
  Chak De India #Hockey pic.twitter.com/c9I5KZFaZ5

  — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 2, 2021

"Itni khushi shayad kisi jeet par mehsoos huyi hogi! Absolute Wow moment. First ever Olympics hockey semi-finals for our girls. Filled with pride. Chak De India #Hockey."

Taking to Twitter, former Olympic gold medallist, Abhinav Bindra wrote: "Incredible Morning. So proud of our women's hockey team. Nothing unites us the way sport does !!! #twomoretogo."

• Incredible Morning. So proud of our women’s hockey team. Nothing unites us the way sport does !!! #twomoretogo

  — Abhinav A. Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) August 2, 2021 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  Incredible Morning. So proud of our women’s hockey team. Nothing unites us the way sport does !!! #twomoretogo

  — Abhinav A. Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) August 2, 2021

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  Incredible Morning. So proud of our women’s hockey team. Nothing unites us the way sport does !!! #twomoretogo

  — Abhinav A. Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) August 2, 2021

Wrestler Sakshi Malik and shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore also congratulated the hockey team for such an amazing accomplishment.

"THESE GIRLS HAVE DONE IT! THEY HAVE DONE THE UNTHINKABLE! The #IND women's #hockey team are into the SEMI-FINALS after beating #AUS 1-0," tweeted Malik.

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Rathore tweeted: "Congratulations to the India Women's Hockey Team for entering the #Olympic semi-finals. You've made India proud! Best wishes for the next match."

Shekhar Gupta credited Odisha government for Indian team's spectacular show.

• Celebrate the joy of 2 hockey teams in Olympic S-F, remember to send a humble thank-you note to Odisha and its CM @Naveen_Odisha ....For 6 years now, the not-so-rich state has sponsored & nursed both men and women's hockey teams. If only more states were to spend on sport..

  — Shekhar Gupta (@ShekharGupta) August 2, 2021 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  Celebrate the joy of 2 hockey teams in Olympic S-F, remember to send a humble thank-you note to Odisha and its CM @Naveen_Odisha ....For 6 years now, the not-so-rich state has sponsored & nursed both men and women's hockey teams. If only more states were to spend on sport..

  — Shekhar Gupta (@ShekharGupta) August 2, 2021

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  Celebrate the joy of 2 hockey teams in Olympic S-F, remember to send a humble thank-you note to Odisha and its CM @Naveen_Odisha ....For 6 years now, the not-so-rich state has sponsored & nursed both men and women's hockey teams. If only more states were to spend on sport..

  — Shekhar Gupta (@ShekharGupta) August 2, 2021

In what comes as a historic day and possibly the greatest moment for women's hockey in India, Gurjit Kaur scored the lone goal in the match during the first half through a penalty corner in a very tightly contested match.

On Sunday, the men's hockey team also reached the semi-finals after Manpreet Singh's side defeated Great Britain 3-1.

(ANI)