Twitter Reacts: Sushil Kumar’s Shocking Loss, India’s 1st Medal

Twitter revelled in the shooters’ bronze medal, while questioning Sushil’s disappointing performance at Asian Games.

Just a few hours into the first day of the 18th edition of the Asian Games, and India has won their first medal, but also witnessed a big upset!

Shooters Ravi Kumar and Apurvi Chandela bagged the bronze in the 10m Air Rifle mixed team event on Sunday, 19 August in Indonesia. However, top medal contender Sushil Kumar lost his opening bout in the 74kg freestyle wrestling category.

Twitter revelled in the shooters’ bronze medal win, while questioning Sushil’s disappointing performance.

Superb start to Day 1 of #AsianGames2018.

Mixed team of @Apurvichandela and Ravi Kumar wins first medal for India in this Asian Games. They have won🥉 in 10m air rifle mixed team.
Great show, team. Many congratulations to them! 👏🏻👏🏻#IndiaAtAsianGames #ProudIndia 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/9ctzZPCvCz

— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) August 19, 2018

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#MedalAlert 🥉 🔰 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team 🔰

India open their account with bronze medal !

Many congratulations to @apurvichandela and Ravi Kumar for winning bronze medal 💐#AsianGames2018 pic.twitter.com/HkHetR1cfA

— #AsianGames2018 (@Sagar2024) August 19, 2018

Great News! @apurvichandela and #RaviKumar win #India the first medal!
A Bronze in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed event. Congratulations to the young champs! #AsianGames2018

— Vasundhara Raje (@VasundharaBJP) August 19, 2018

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What a feeling this is!!! 👏🇮🇳👏
Congratulations @apurvichandela and #RaviKumar on your Bronze medal winning performance. Immensely proud of your inspiring achievement at the 18th #AsianGames #TeamIndia @RaninderSingh #IAmTeamIndia pic.twitter.com/wbZTwYvchL

— Team India (@ioaindia) August 19, 2018

India open account in 18th Asian Games. Ravi Kumar and Apurvi Chandela win mixed air rifle shooting bronze #AsianGames2018 pic.twitter.com/jEi9UEmvTB

— ARVINDRA (@lodhi_arvindra) August 19, 2018

First medal for India from #shooting. Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar win bronze 🥉 pic.twitter.com/35h1IqjXB1

— Khushi Upadhyay (@KhushiU17) August 19, 2018

Congrats @apurvichandela and Ravi Kumar. India wins its first medal with Apurvi and Ravi Kumar. A bronze in 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event #AsianGames⁠

— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) August 19, 2018

Here comes the first bronze Medal for India in 10M Air Rifle Mixed Team (Apurvi Chandela & Ravi Kumar). Congratulations everyone. #AsianGames2018 #shooting

— Manoj Kumar Sahu (@ManojSahuG) August 19, 2018

India are off the mark. Ravi Kumar and @apurvichandela gets India on the podium. 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team - Bronze. 🥉#KoiKasarNahi #TOPSAthlete #AsianGames2018 #IndiaAtAsianGames pic.twitter.com/LQrgm07IXA

— Sourish (@TheElusiveEight) August 19, 2018

‘Time to Quit?’: Twitter Reacts to Sushil Kumar’s Loss

After the two-time Olympic medallist lost opening bout, Sushil’s only hope for a medal was if his victor, Adam Batirov, reached the final of the 74 kg category.

However, the Bahrain wrestler was beaten 2-8 by Japan’s Yuhi Fujinami in the quarter-finals, thus ending Sushil’s hopes of competing again in the repechage round.

Sushil Kumar loses opening round bout in freestyle wrestling 74kg class to Bahrain's Adam Batirov 3-5. Does appear as if he has very little chance of adding to the Asian Games medal he won in 2006. pic.twitter.com/uhVqLRgvuC

— G Rajaraman (@g_rajaraman) August 19, 2018

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Sushil Kumar Knocked Out of Asian Games, No Shot at ‘Repechage’

First round loss for two-time Olympic champion Sushil Kumar. Time he sees the writing on the wall. #wrestling #AsianGames2018

— Mihir Vasavda (@mihirsv) August 19, 2018

Sushil Kumar lost his qualifying round. #shocker

— Rahul Mehra (@TheRahulMehra) August 19, 2018

35 year old Sushil Kumar lost in the qualification round in 74 Kg category. Time to quit the game?? #AsianGames2018

— Durgesh K. Pawar (@D_K_Pawar) August 19, 2018

#SushilKumar loses 3-5 in Men's Freestyle 74 kg qualification round. Now waits to know repechage or not. #AsianGames2018

— Jaspreet Sahni (@JaspreetSSahni) August 19, 2018