Published 13:25 IST, December 13th 2019
Indian junior women's hockey team gets warm welcome on flight
Indian junior women's hockey team received a warm welcome on an Air India flight while they returned from Melbourne to New Delhi after tri-nation victory.
- SportFit
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An air India flight carrying the Indian junior women's hockey team was filled with claps and joy after the attendants and passengers joined in to congratulate the team on its victory. The junior Hockey team was returning to India from Melbourne after its victory in the 3-Nations tournament in Australia on December 8. The incident was caught on camera by a passenger on the flight after which it made its way to the internet and went viral. Take a look at the video.
Flight members congratulate the team
As seen in the video, soon after the players boarded the Air India flight and settled on to their seats, the captain announced their presence in the plane and congratulated the team. Just then, passengers clapped and cheered as one of the players walked across the aisle on the flight with the trophy - escorted by a cabin crew member. Everyone around stood from their seats and some clapped on being seated to congratulate the players. The video lasted about 1 minute 48 seconds.
The captain of the flight said: "Congratulations to the team and it is a pleasure to have you on board with us".
The Indian team won gold in the Tri-Nation series against Australia and New Zealand. It had earlier lost by 1-2 to hosts Australia in their fourth and final match of the competition on December 8. Finally, in its third match, the Indian team had defeated New Zealand. India had seven points from four matches, ahead of hosts Australia on goal difference, with New Zealand finishing third with only three points from their 4 matches.
ISRO chief's warm welcome on flight
Earlier, ISRO Chairman K Sivan who won hearts across the country following the Chandrayaan 2 mission received similar applause. After a netizen posted a video of the ISRO chief flying in economy class in a private airline, the video went viral. People lauded K Sivan for his simplicity and hailed him for travelling in Economy class despite being a top space engineer and Chairman of India's premier space agency. Earlier, K Sivan during an address at the convocation ceremony of students of IIT Bhubhaneshwar spoke about his humble upbringing. He had also said that he never got the choice of subject or career but things worked out for him. He also shared important life lessons with the students during his speech.
Updated 13:42 IST, December 13th 2019
