Asian Games 2018: Twitter goes crazy as Arpinder Singh wins men's triple jump gold

Singh won the gold with a best jump of 16.77m. This is India's first triple jump medal in 48 years.

Great performance by our athletes! Congratulations @ArpinderSingh18 for winning the Gold in the Men's Triple Jump event and sprinter Dutee Chand for clinching Sliver in the Women's 200m event at the @asiangames2018. Keep it up. You do us proud! #PresidentKovind pic.twitter.com/aF6tdAuknr
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) August 29, 2018

Arpinder Singh , you beauty , what a Challang- 16.77m .
Congratulations as we win a men's Triple Jump GOLD medal after 48 years. #AsianGames2018 pic.twitter.com/46ZYVROg9I
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) August 29, 2018

Heartiest congratulations to @ArpinderSingh18 on his Golden performance in the Men's Triple Jump event at#AsianGames2018 #AsianGames @asiangames2018
— Praful Patel (@praful_patel) August 29, 2018

GLORY FOR @ArpinderSingh18!

What a splendid victory! Hats off to Arpinder for A GOLD at the #ASIANGAMES2018 with his victorious jumps in the Men's Triple Jump event! You made the 🇮🇳 fly higher with every jump. WELL DONE ✌🏻🎉🇮🇳 #KheloIndia #IndiaAtAsianGames pic.twitter.com/xoNMTFZfk5
— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) August 29, 2018

#NationalSportsDay is nt gng wthout a Gold fr #India cngrts #ArpinderSingh fr th #Gold in #AsianGames2018 #KoiKasarNahi #AsianGames
— Sandesh Nenawati (@NenawatiSandesh) August 29, 2018

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Athletics really coming to the party !! GOLD No, 4 for India !! Absolutely excellent from Arpinder Singh !! #AsianGames2018 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🥇🥇🥇🥇
— Kapil Choudhary (@kapil857) August 29, 2018

Nation is delighted and proud of Arpinder Singh for winning the Gold medal in men's triple jump at #AsianGames2018 . Many Congratulations. pic.twitter.com/B2nc4tFsDl
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) August 29, 2018

Medals for Indian men in triple jump in #AsianGames
1958: Mohinder Singh #GOLD
1966: Labh Singh #BRONZE
1970: Mohinder Singh Gill #GOLD, Labh Singh #SILVER
1974: Mohinder Singh Gill #SILVER
1982: S Balasubramaniam #BRONZE
2018: Arpinder Singh #GOLD #AsianGames2018
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) August 29, 2018

It’s GOLD for #ArpinderSingh 🇮🇳 in men’s triple jump. India’s first medal in the event in three decades. Talk about India creating history at the #AsianGames2018, this is another moment right up there. #Athletics
— Jaspreet Sahni (@JaspreetSSahni) August 29, 2018

And now a Gold in Triple Jump !!!
Something amazing is happening in Jakarta.#ArpinderSingh #GoForGold
— Yashwant Deshmukh (@YRDeshmukh) August 29, 2018

#ArpinderSingh wins Gold🥇in Triple Jump! 10th Gold medal for India🇮🇳 at the Asian Games. Congratulations 🙏 pic.twitter.com/U5luTKZuCn
— Naveen Jindal (@MPNaveenJindal) August 29, 2018

Finally Arpinder Singh steps out of the shadow of Renjith Maheshwary with this excellent GOLD @asiangames2018 Thats No;10 for India..
— Madhusudan (@MadhusudanRangu) August 29, 2018

Gold for India in triple jump, after 48 years! Brilliant by Arpinder Singh #asiangames
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) August 29, 2018

GOLD number 4✌️✌️from #TeamIndiaAthletics at #AsianGames2018 #EnergyofAsia presented to you by @ArpinderSingh18 Arpinder Singh of #India- 16.77m #India wins a men's Triple Jump GOLD medal after 48 years, In 1970, Mohinder Singh Gill won a Gold-16.11m@Ra_THORe @IndiaSports pic.twitter.com/qLrQriRLbf
— Athletics Federation of India (@afiindia) August 29, 2018