The Asian Age

Piers Morgan and Indian athletes at Rio

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British television personalit­y Piers Morgan invited ire from India’s Twitter horde after a tweet that poked fun at celebratio­ns over the two Olympic medal winners. Attaching a link to Indian celebratio­ns welcoming back the Rio athletes, Morgan scathingly commented, “Country with 1.2 billion people wildly celebrates 2 losing medals. How embarrassi­ng is that?” While the Indian Twitterati massively trolled Morgan over the post, there is no denying that the Indian contingent’s performanc­e at Rio left much to be desired. So then could there some truth to what Morgan tweeted?

 ??  ?? Indian Athletes at Rio Olympics, 2016; ( inset): Piers Morgan
Indian Athletes at Rio Olympics, 2016; ( inset): Piers Morgan

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