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London Olympics: Celebrities hail bronze medallist Yogeshwar

Moments after Yogeshwar Dutt won India`s fifth Olympic medal Saturday at the London Olympics, Indian Twitterati immediately started hailing the grappler for winning the bronze medal.

New Delhi: Moments after Yogeshwar Dutt won India`s fifth Olympic medal Saturday at the London Olympics, Indian Twitterati immediately started hailing the grappler for winning the bronze medal.
The 29-year-old became the top Twitter trend minutes after he won the bronze and Indian celebrities started applauding his performance. Legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan tweeted:" Another medal for India !!! Yaaaahhh ! Yogeshwar Dutt wins bronze in wrestling .. saw him in action ..SUUUUPPEEERRRRBBB !! Badhai Ho. And..Yogeshwar fought 2 bouts in quick succession..won the first, changed his dress and came out and won the Bronze ! Sensational !!" Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi also hailed Dutt. "Congratulations to Yogeshwar Dutt for his commendable performance and the Bronze Medal at the Olympics." Cricketer Aakash Chopra said,"`If it is to be, it is up to me` take a bow, Yogeshwar Dutt. You`ve made all of us very proud. Another medal in the kitty :) :)" Yuvraj Singh, who is making a comeback into the Indian cricket team after being cured of cancer, tweeted:"Yogeshwar wins bronze in 60kg freestyle....congrats....so 5th oltympic medal comes our way...!!" IANS