Chopra's gold more than made it up for the disappointment of athletes like PT Usha and Milkha Singh who had famously finished fourth. Even Anju Bobby George had finished fifth.
The French runner eventually fell off the running pack after the incident and finished the race at 17th position.
India ends Tokyo 2020 with their best ranking in the 21st century.
Tokyo 2020 will forever be remembered for the grit and determination shown by the athletes, overcoming mental and physical obstacles and putting up a show for everyone in the challenging hot and humid conditions in Japan.
These are just tokens of appreciation by a nation that is starved of champions and gold medallists.
Gavaskar, Shaun Pollock and Harsha Bhogle were seen eating jalebis while doing commentary, which just summed up the lovely day for India.
With the Tokyo Olympics entering Day 15, there were a plethora of competitions reaching into its final stage.
The Men in Blue defeated Germany 5-4 to bring home a medal after 41 long years.
Many fans on Twitter were clearly not happy with Gambhir's tweet as they reminded him that comparing the achievements of two entirely different sports is not right and appreciable.
While the final whistle caused the eruption of joy among the Indian players and fans, broadcasters found themselves in hot waters as a graphic blunder declared Germany as the winners of the bronze medal match.
Chopra's gold more than made it up for the disappointment of athletes like PT Usha and Milkha Singh who had famously finished fourth. Even Anju Bobby George had finished fifth.
The French runner eventually fell off the running pack after the incident and finished the race at 17th position.
India ends Tokyo 2020 with their best ranking in the 21st century.
Tokyo 2020 will forever be remembered for the grit and determination shown by the athletes, overcoming mental and physical obstacles and putting up a show for everyone in the challenging hot and humid conditions in Japan.
These are just tokens of appreciation by a nation that is starved of champions and gold medallists.
Gavaskar, Shaun Pollock and Harsha Bhogle were seen eating jalebis while doing commentary, which just summed up the lovely day for India.
With the Tokyo Olympics entering Day 15, there were a plethora of competitions reaching into its final stage.
The Men in Blue defeated Germany 5-4 to bring home a medal after 41 long years.
Many fans on Twitter were clearly not happy with Gambhir's tweet as they reminded him that comparing the achievements of two entirely different sports is not right and appreciable.
While the final whistle caused the eruption of joy among the Indian players and fans, broadcasters found themselves in hot waters as a graphic blunder declared Germany as the winners of the bronze medal match.