Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Bindyarani Devi for winning a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in?Birmingham, and said this accomplishment has made every Indian very happy.
PM Modi Congratulates Bindyarani Devi For Winning Silver Medal At Commonwealth Games
Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted that this accomplishment is a manifestation of her tenacity and it has made every Indian very happy.
PM Modi Congratulates Bindyarani Devi For Winning Silver Medal At Commonwealth Games
PM Modi Congratulates Bindyarani Devi For Winning Silver Medal At Commonwealth Games
Bindyarani Devi raised her game to secure a silver in the women's 55kg category, providing the country's fourth weightlifting medal in as many categories at the Commonwealth Games.
"Congratulations to Bindyarani Devi for winning a Silver medal at CWG, Birmingham. This accomplishment is a manifestation of her tenacity and it has made every Indian very happy," Modi said in a tweet.?
"I wish her the very best for her future endeavours," he added.
Soon after Mirabai Chanu's gold, Bindyarani Devi created a Games record by lifting 116kg in the clean and jerk after a personal best of 86kg in the snatch section, totalling 202 kg on Saturday.?
The gold medal expectedly went to Nigeria's Adijat Adenike Olarinoye, who lifted 203kg (92kg+111kg).
(with inputs from PTI)
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