Farhan lauds Satish Kumar: You showed world what true competitors are made of

Actor Farhan Akhtar on Monday celebrated boxer Satish Kumars gutsy performance at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics where he fought with the reigning world champion Bakhodir Jalolov despite multiple stitches on his forehead and chinKumar who had sustained two deep cuts on his forehead and chin during the prequarterfinals decided to fight his next bout against Uzbek superstar JalolovThe 32yearold Indian boxer entered the ring with 13 stitches on his face but made a quarterfinal exit from the Olympic Games on SundayAkhtar who played a boxer in his latest film Toofaan took to Twitter and celebrated Kumars exceptional performance Shout out to boxer Satish Kumar who showed the world what true competitors are made of Proud of you brother Tokyo2020 Boxing TeamIndia Akhtar tweetedKumar a twotime Asian Games bronze winner and multipletime national champion had scripted history by just qualifying for the Games as he was the first super heavyweight from India to achieve the featJalolov a 27yearold footballerturnedboxer acknowledged his rivalrsquos bravery at the end of the bout by nodding in appreciation towards him after securing his maiden Olympic Games medalActor Randeep Hooda also took to Twitter to celebrate Kumars fighting spirit Satish Kumar brought the fight to the world Champion against great odds like true champions Bakhodir Jalolov acknowledged the effort giving Satish the right of way to exit by raising the ropes for him to exit first he wroteThats probably known as ldquothe fighting spiritrdquo SatishKumar brought the fight to the world Champion against great odds like true champions Bakhodir Jalolov acknowledged the effort giving Satish the right of way to exit by raising the ropes for him to exit first boxing pictwittercomJ6z6A2wohxmdash Randeep Hooda RandeepHooda August 1 2021In an interview Kumarwho is on medication right now said his phone hasnt stopped ringing with people congratulating him as if he wonMy chin has seven stitches and my forehead has another six Par marta kya na karta I knew I wanted to fight Otherwise I would have lived with that regret of what if Now I can be at peace and also probably a little content with myself that I gave my best he saidMy wife had told me not to fight My father also said that it is too much to watch me fight like this Thats not unexpected family cant see you hurt But then they understood that I wanted to do this said the father of two schoolgoing childrenAlso Read Tokyo Olympics Gritty Satish Kumar bows out after losing to topseed BakhodirThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever