Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated weightlifter Gururaja Pujari on winning a bronze medal in the Commonwealth Games and said he displayed great resilience and determination.
Gururaja won the bronze medal in the men’s 61kg category.
Modi tweeted, “Very happy with the achievement of P Gururaja. Congratulations to him for winning the bronze medal in the Commonwealth Games. He displayed great resilience and determination. I wish him many more milestones in his sporting journey.” “
The prime minister had earlier praised weightlifter Sanket Sargar for his “extraordinary effort” when he started the country’s medal tally by claiming a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games.
Sargar (21) won the silver medal in the men’s 55kg category.
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