Actor
Farhan
Akhtar
on
Monday
celebrated
boxer
Satish
Kumar's
gutsy
performance
at
the
ongoing
Tokyo
Olympics,
where
he
fought
with
the
reigning
world
champion
Bakhodir
Jalolov
despite
multiple
stitches
on
his
forehead
and
chin.
Kumar,
who
had
sustained
two
deep
cuts
on
his
forehead
and
chin
during
the
pre-quarterfinals,
decided
to
fight
his
next
bout
against
Uzbek
superstar
Jalolov.
The
32-year-old
Indian
boxer
entered
the
ring
with
13
stitches
on
his
face
but
made
a
quarterfinal
exit
from
the
Olympic
Games
on
Sunday.
Akhtar,
who
played
a
boxer
in
his
latest
film
Toofaan,
took
to
Twitter
and
celebrated
Kumar's
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
tweeted.
Shout
out
to
boxer
Satish
Kumar
who
showed
the
world
what
true
competitors
are
made
of.
Proud
of
you
brother
..
#Tokyo2020
#Boxing
#TeamIndia
Kumar,
a
two-time
Asian
Games
bronze
winner
and
multiple-time
national
champion,
had
scripted
history
by
just
qualifying
for
the
Games
as
he
was
the
first
super
heavyweight
from
India
to
achieve
the
feat.
Jalolov,
a
27-year-old
footballer-turned-boxer,
acknowledged
his
rival’s
bravery
at
the
end
of
the
bout
by
nodding
in
appreciation
towards
him
after
securing
his
maiden
Olympic
Games
medal.
Randeep
Hooda
also
took
to
Twitter
to
celebrate
Kumar's
"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
wrote.
In
an
interview
with
PTI,
Kumar--who
is
on
medication
right
now--
said
his
phone
hasn't
stopped
ringing,
with
people
congratulating
him
as
if
he
won.
"My
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
said.
"My
wife
had
told
me
not
to
fight.
My
father
also
said
that
it
is
too
much
to
watch
me
fight
like
this.
That's
not
unexpected,
family
can't
see
you
hurt.
But
then
they
understood
that
I
wanted
to
do
this,"
said
the
father
of
two
school-going
children.