Indian women's hockey coach gains 30,000 Twitter followers in a day after historic win; account gets verified

Tribune Web Desk

Chandigarh, August 3

Indian women's hockey team coach Sjoerd Marijne Twitter gained 30,000 followers in a day and his account got verified soon after the historic win.

He gained more than 30,000 followers in 24 hours as the Indian team defeated Australia to reach Olympics semi-finals for the first time.

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On Monday, Sjoerd Marijne broke down soon after the win. Reacting to a video that went viral on Twitter, a user commented, "Real Kabir Khan".

The 47-year-old former Dutch hockey player now has over 36,000 followers. He has been on Twitter since November 2010.