The Indian men’s 4400 relay team made history by reaching the final of the World Athletics Championships, and they have been lauded for their achievement. They beat out the United States but still managed to come in second. Actor Amitabh Bachchan was effusive in his congratulations to the Indian men’s 4400 relay team after their historic victory. Big B recently praised the team and criticized the commentators for ignoring India’s remarkable achievement.
The Indian men’s 4400-meter relay team receives a shout-out from Amitabh Bachchan.
After the Indian men’s 4400 relay team qualified for the World Athletics Championship final for the first time on August 27, Amitabh Bachchan turned to Twitter to offer his congratulations. The superstar, however, also criticized the commentators for ignoring India’s success.
And India. Big B wrote in a tweet. We’ve made it to the qualifications by coming in a very, very close second, and the entire world is congratulating us, but if you listen to the commentary, you wouldn’t know it because it doesn’t mention the Indian team once.
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Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi, and Rajesh Ramesh made up the Indian men’s 4×400 relay team. The Indian team’s timing of 2.59.05 seconds in the semi-finals was fast enough to create a new Asian record. A Japanese team’s previous record was broken.
