New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the Indian contingent that participated in the Commonwealth Games 2022 at his residence on Saturday.
PM Modi interacted with the players and added that “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 the field of sports. Besides historic performance in CWG, for the first time country hosted the Chess Olympiad,”.
India finished 4th in the CWG medal tally with a total of 61 medals which includes 22 gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze medals.
PM Narendra Modi further added that “Before commencement of Commonwealth Games, I had told you & promised you in a way that when you come back we’ll celebrate ‘Vijayotsav’ together. I was confident that you’ll come back victorious,”
PM Modi further hailed Women power and lauded the efforts made by the players. He added that “Be it Boxing, Judo, Wrestling, the way (our) daughters have dominated, it is phenomenal.” He further added that it is a matter of pride that with the hard work & inspiring achievement of the players, the country is entering Azadi ka Amrit Kaal.
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur was also part of the event.
(With Agency Inputs)