‘Golden age of Indian sports has begun’
PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi on Saturday (13) hosted the Commonwealth Games 2022 Indian contingent at his residence and praised the contribution of the athletes in making the country proud.
India finished 4th in the medal tally winning a total of 61 medals at the CWG 2022, including 22 gold medals, 16 Silver and 23 Bronze medals.
‘I am happy that all of you have taken time out of your schedule to come to meet me at my residence as members of the family. I, just like all other Indians, feel proud to be talking to you. I welcome you all,’ Modi said.
‘This is just the beginning for our Yuva Shakti...the Golden age of Indian sports has just begun! In the past few weeks, the nation recorded two major achievements in field of sports. Besides historic performance in CWG, for the first time country hosted Chess Olympiad,’ he added.
‘The country not only successfully hosted (Chess Olympiad) but continuing its rich tradition in Chess, gave its best performance. I also congratulate all players who participated and those who won medals at the Chess Olympiad,’ he said.
‘Before the commencement of Commonwealth Games, I had told you and promised you in a way that when you come back we’ll celebrate ‘Vijayotsav’ together. I was confident that you’ll come back victorious, I had also thought of meeting you even if I would be busy and celebrate Vijayotsav,’ said PM Modi during the interaction with the CWG 2022 Indian contingent.
The Indian contingent also saw some firsttime medals like in lawn bowls and cricket. Notably, the women’s cricket team was sent as a part of the contingent. India lost to Australia by a narrow margin of nine runs in a thrilling final.
Also, the Indian Lawn Bowls team consisting of Rupa Rani Tirkey, Nayanmoni Saikia, Lovely Choubey and Pinki Singh created history by winning its first-ever medal in the sport, capturing Gold by defeating South Africa by 17-10 in the final of the women’s fours event. The men’s fours team also clinched a silver.
‘Compared to last time, this time we paved our way to victory in 4 new sports,’ Modi said.