Watch | Chinese shooters celebrate Indian shooter Sarabjot’s birthday at Hangzhou Asian Games

India and China do not look eye-to-eye when it comes to diplomatic and political matters. But sports knows no boundaries. What a moment it was when Chinese players clapped and sang Happy Birthday for Indian shooter Sarabjot Singh who turned 21 today.

Chinese shooters celebrated Sarabjot Singh’s birthday after the nail-biting match between India and China, where the later secured a gold medal and India (Sarabjot is part of the team) won a silver medal on Saturday.

The birthday celebration came as a surprise for Sarabjot, as he was not expecting something like this after the defeat with China.

The Chinese team defeated India to clinch gold at the 10-meter air pistol mixed team event final between India and China at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou.

The birthday celebrations started with the DJ at the shooting arena in Hangzhou playing “Happy Birthday to You” for Sarabjot after the medals were awarded to China (gold), India (silver), South Korea, and Pakistan (bronze).

As the birthday song played, Chinese fans clapped and wished Sarabjot a happy birthday, putting a smile on Sarabjot’s face after the defeat.

Watch the video:

Indian shooters Sarabjot Singh and Divya TS both showcased their exceptional shooting skills but narrowly missed out on the gold medal against Chinese players Zhang Bowen and Jiang Ranxin in the final round, with a final score ending 16-14 in favor of the Chinese shooters during the shoot-off for gold.

With this, India’s shooting medal tally now stands at 19, six gold, eight silver, and five bronze.

This is Sarabjot and Divya’s second medal at the Asian Games. Sarabjot had won gold in the men’s 10-meter air pistol team event, while Divya had won silver in the women’s event.

Also Read: Asian Games: Jyothi qualifies for women’s 100 m hurdles final; Murali, Jeswin in men’s long jump final