Indian women's hockey coach gains 30,000 Twitter followers in a day after historic win; account gets verified
Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh, August 3
Indian women’s hockey team coach Sjoerd Marijne Twitter gained 30,000 followers in a day and his account got verified soon after the historic win.
He gained more than 30,000 followers in 24 hours as the Indian team defeated Australia to reach Olympics semi-finals for the first time.
Also read: Head coach Marijne breaks down as Indian women’s hockey team reaches Olympics semis
On Monday, Sjoerd Marijne broke down soon after the win. Reacting to a video that went viral on Twitter, a user commented, “Real Kabir Khan”.
Here comes the
Real life Kabir Khan aka #ShahRukhKhan 😭😭😭😭😭 #Olympics #Hockey pic.twitter.com/JNnYQHZOmD— VEER (@EVASIVEVEER) August 2, 2021
The 47-year-old former Dutch hockey player now has over 36,000 followers. He has been on Twitter since November 2010.
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