Here is a piece written by my daughter Priya after she watched a hockey game for the first time in her life.
It was a proud evening for every Indian! There was a buzz in the atmosphere and our happiness knew no bounds when India beat Pakistan 4-1 in the hockey World Cup.
My friend Aakansha and I had our faces painted with the National colours..We had a great time!
Well before the match began, many fans carried India flags into the stadium, others got the flag painted on their cheeks. The packed crowd was cheering for India. Everybody chanted “Jeetega bhai jeetega, India hi jeetega!” Everybody was confident that India would win the match!
When the National Anthems of the two countries were played at the start of the match, it was a special moment. As Aakansha pointed out, there is no better feeling than standing in a Stadium full of people and singing the National Anthem along with thousands of fellow Indians and cheering your team to victory. It was truly an experience of a lifetime
What an amazing match it was. It was a treat to watch Indian hockey team and Pakistan hockey team play the match in great spirit. Each time the Indians made a charge for the Pakistan goal, we were all up on our feet and started shouting and when it went into the Indian half, everyone would sit down disappointedly. This happened so often that people actually had a good exercise sitting and standing! I saw people like Olympic silver medal winner Rajyavardhan Rathore and actor Gul Panag do that as well.
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