07 August,2012 12:12 PM IST | | Agencies
The celebrities took to Twitter after Vijender lost 13-17 to Uzbek Abbos Atoev at the ExCel Arena in London. Here's what they had to say:
Amitabh Bachchan: Well fought Vijender! You have done the country and all of us proud
Rannvijay Singha: We are very proud of you champ, you fought well Vijender.
Siddharth: Vijender Singh stops just short of a Beijing glory repeatâ¦close fight! Tragically close. Well tried championâ¦you already do us all proud!
Vijender, 26, had bagged a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.