From Lakshya Sen throwing his racquet within the crowd after profitable the gold medal match to the return of the band Black Sabbath to the power-packed efficiency of ‘Apache Indian.’ Here are some memorable visuals from Day 11 of the Commonwealth Games, which can be etched in our collective conscience for years to come back.
1. Lakshya Sen’s celebration
Lakshya Sen’s wild celebration after a pulsating gold medal match towards Malaysia’s Ng Tze Yong was in all probability probably the most eye-catching visible of the ultimate day of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Lakshya Sen after profitable the ultimate of the lads’s singles badminton occasion in Birmingham on Monday. (PTI)
Sen defeated the giant-killer Malaysian, who had accounted for world champions Yew Kean Loh and Kidambi Srikanth in his earlier two matches. Sen received the match by 19-21, 21-9, 21-16, and after a gruelling contest, he threw away his racquet in celebration into the gang.
2. Return of Black Sabbath
Two of Black Sabbath’s unique iron males — Ozzy Osbourne and guitarist Tony Iommi — made a shock reunion of their hometown to kar the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games.
What a approach to convey all of it to an finish!
Thank you, Birmingham. Thank you, thanks, thanks!@ozzyosbourne @tonyiommi @wakemanofficial#B2022 #ClosingCeremony #CommonwealthGames pic.twitter.com/2UoSFrqoeH
— Birmingham 2022 (@birminghamcg22) August 8, 2022
After teasing the intro to “Iron Man” with Osbourne bellowing “I am Iron Man” backstage, the group sparked up “Paranoid.” Osbourne rose up from the stage to the deafening cheers of the stadium. His voice sounded robust as he fed off the power, main rounds of clapping alongside as fireworks burst across the venue. Iommi’s riffing and solos sounded crisp and impressed.
3. ‘Apache Indian’ set the tempo
Indian-origin Steven Kapur, a singer-songwriter and a reggae DJ, popularly often called ‘Apache Indian’ delivered a power-packed efficiency, belting out chartbusters ‘Boom Shack-A-Lak’, ‘Pass the Dutchie’ and ‘Red Red’ Wine’ to rejoice sound system tradition of town.
Boom-Shack-a-lack!
You can obtain and take heed to all of the music from tonight’s Closing Ceremony on Spotify.
https://t.co/yWRb4Vaojn pic.twitter.com/0o911N7UhY
— Birmingham 2022 (@birminghamcg22) August 8, 2022
It was adopted by model-cum-activist Neelam Gill, who was pushed in a yellow MG, whereas Punjabi MC performed out ‘Mundiyan To Bach Ke’ to a packed stadium, celebrating Birmingham ‘daytimers’ tradition — the 80s and 90s cultural phenomenon.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
