Dipa Karmakar, You Won Million Hearts, Tweet Celebs About India's Pride

File photos of Akshay and Hrithik. Dipa Karmakar photographed at the Rio Olympics (Image courtesy: AFP)

Highlights

'Dipa, cheers to your spirit,' Akshay Kumar tweeted
'Victory or loss, never feel sorry for doing your best,' said Hrithik
'You never have to apologize for your irreplaceable spirit,' said Karan

New Delhi: On Sunday, gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who represented India at the Olympics, missed out winning a medal in the Vault final by mere 0.15 points. Since then, Twitter has been flooded with encouraging tweets and congratulatory messages for her feat. Dipa, 23, made history as she became the first Indian woman gymnast to have qualified for the Olympics.

Bollywood celebs like actors Akshay Kumar, Hrithik Roshan and Riteish Deshmukh, and filmmaker Karan Johar tweeted for Dipa:

You may have lost but you've won a million hearts and inspired a lot more to walk your path. Cheers to your spirit #Dipa Karmakar! #Proud
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) August 15, 2016

Victory or loss, Never feel sorry 4doing ur best! India is proud. But more importantly I wish 4 u 2 b proud of urself! #DipaKarmakar #Respect
— Hrithik Roshan (@iHrithik) August 15, 2016

Pride pride and only Pride!!!!! You never have to apologize for your irreplaceable spirit! #DipaKarmakar pic.twitter.com/QGabx24SWq
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) August 14, 2016

#DipaKarmakar you inspire each and every Indian. Thank you for being that shining star.
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) August 15, 2016

Go girl #DipaKarmakar... shine on!!!
— Madhuri Dixit-Nene (@MadhuriDixit) August 14, 2016

#DipaKarmakar continues to be an inspiration. Thank u for ur story...There's always next time really proud to say that she's from my country
— Pooja Hegde (@hegdepooja) August 14, 2016

Well done #DipaKarmakar for reaching so far and making India so proud! Onwards and upwards for you girl..
— Geeta Basra (@Geeta_Basra) August 14, 2016