Sports Stars Applaud ISRO as Chandrayaan-3 Pulls off Successful Moon Landing

India becomes the first country to have a spacecraft at the south pole of the Moon

India created history on Wednesday, 23 August, as it’s third Moon mission, Chandrayaan-3, successfully made a soft-landing on the moon to become the first-ever spacecraft to land on moon's south pole. The news brought immense happiness and sense of pride among the entire nation, with the sports icons applauding the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for their efforts and persistence.

The captain of the Indian men's cricket team, Rohit Sharma wrote, "India - The 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 to reach the lunar south pole. That's got a nice ring to it. A proud moment for each one of us & a big congratulations to @isro for all their efforts."

🇮🇳 - The 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 to reach the lunar south pole.
That's got a nice ring to it 👏

A proud moment for each one of us & a big congratulations to @isro for all their efforts.

— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) August 23, 2023

Former skipper, Virat Kohli also expressed his joy by stating "Many congratulations to the #Chandrayaan3 team. You have made the nation proud Jai Hind!"

Many congratulations to the #Chandrayaan3 team. You have made the nation proud 🇮🇳
Jai Hind!

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) August 23, 2023

The Indian cricket, who were in Ireland for a T20I series, watched the landing of the Chandrayaan 3 with great anticipation, and cheered collectively as the Vikram Lander successfully landed on the moon. Sharing the video, BCCI wrote, "Witnessing History from Dublin! The moment India's Vikram Lander touched down successfully on the Moon's South Pole. #Chandrayaan3 |@isro|#TeamIndia."

🎥 Witnessing History from Dublin! 🙌

The moment India's Vikram Lander touched down successfully on the Moon's South Pole 🚀#Chandrayaan3 | @isro | #TeamIndia https://t.co/uIA29Yls51 pic.twitter.com/OxgR1uK5uN

— BCCI (@BCCI) August 23, 2023

India's golden boy, Tokyo Olympics' gold medallist Neeraj Chopra also took to X to say, “Proud of ISRO and every individual who made the greatest comeback successful.”

Proud of ISRO and every individual who made the greatest comeback successful🙏🏻🇮🇳 🌖 https://t.co/wN4Dxz0if0

— Neeraj Chopra (@Neeraj_chopra1) August 23, 2023

Proud moment for our entire nation. Congratulations to all the scientists at @isro for the successful landing of #Chandrayaan3 on the moon. pic.twitter.com/RoWSawJaSq

— Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (@mirabai_chanu) August 23, 2023

Another Olympics medallist, weightlifted Mirabai Chanu also commended the efforts of ISRO and wrote, "Proud moment for our entire nation. Congratulations to all the scientists at @isro for the successful landing of #Chandrayaan3 on the moon."

"India goes down in History books! Congratulations @ISRO and all my fellow Indians! We are on the moon! Jai Hind," wrote star Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain.

Here are other wishes from sports personalities on India's remarkable achievement:

A dream nurtured for years has finally blossomed into reality! India's #Chandrayaan3 lands gracefully on the moon, swelling our hearts with pride. A hearty salute to ISRO’s exceptional team for crafting this historic moment! Congratulations to all. Jai Hind! 🇮🇳🙏 @isro

— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) August 23, 2023

विजयी विश्व तिरंगा प्यारा, झंडा ऊँचा रहे हमारा
@ISRO represents the best of India. Humble, hardworking women & men, coming together, overcoming challenges, and making our tricolour fly high.

India must celebrate and congratulate the Chandrayaan-2 team, which was led by Shri K… pic.twitter.com/WpQn14F1Mh

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 23, 2023

As we were approaching Sunset, Moon ke South Pole par hum set.
What a glorious moment.
Just proves, after every setback is a stronger comeback .
Some naysayers who want Bharat to fail, some of them living in India as well will have some sleepless nights. #Chandrayaan3 pic.twitter.com/lWbs8Mg5AS

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 23, 2023

All you superstars at @isro, that was out of this world. What a proud moment. 🇮🇳 #Chandrayaan3

— Sunil Chhetri (@chetrisunil11) August 23, 2023

Congratulations to all the scientists at @isro as #Chandrayaan3 has successfully landed on the moon. Proud moment 👏👏🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/mcgEg4UHuc

— Manika Batra (@manikabatra_TT) August 23, 2023

Another feather in ISRO’s cap! Chandrayaan’s moon landing has made every Indian beam with pride. 🇮🇳 #Chandrayaan3

— Kidambi Srikanth (@srikidambi) August 24, 2023