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Proud grandson shares heartwarming tweet about 83-year-old grandma winning gold at carrom tournament

The grandson’s tweet about 83-year-old grandma winning gold at a carrom tournament has won hearts.

Updated on: Jan 10, 2023, 09:56:59 IST
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A post by a proud grandson about his 83-year-old grandma is winning hearts online. Twitter user Akshay Marathe shared the wonderful post along with a video that shows the elderly woman playing with people much younger than her. The tweet has also left people inspired and may have the same effect on you too.

The image shows the elderly woman playing with people from a younger generation. (Twitter/@AkshayMarathe)
The image shows the elderly woman playing with people from a younger generation. (Twitter/@AkshayMarathe)

“Inspired by my 83-year-old Aaji who won Gold in the Doubles and Bronze in the singles in Pune’s All-Magarpatta City carrom tournament against much younger and steadier hands,” Marathe wrote.

While replying to his own post, he also added a few more lines. “We can take some credit for practicing with her although @abhijeet_dipke and I got destroyed by Aaji, despite being paired with @PulkitS_,” he added. He concluded the tweet with two images.

Take a look at the posts:

The video was tweeted two days ago. Since being shared, the clip has accumulated over 10,000 views. It has also gathered close to 350 likes. People posted various comments while reacting to the clip.

Here’s how Twitter reacted:

“Simply superb,” posted a Twitter user. “Very good & inspiring, big congratulations,” expressed another. “Aaji rocks!!!” commented a third. “Wow!!” shared a fourth. “Love to Aaji, she is an inspiration,” wrote a fifth. Some expressed their reactions using clapping or heart emoticons.

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