PM Modi congratulates Gururaja Poojray after he wins Bronze medal in weightlifting category in the Commonwealth Games

Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally congratulated Bronze medal winner Gururaja Poojary for his iconic efforts in Commonwealth Games.

“Overjoyed by the accomplishment of P. Gururaja! Congratulations to him for winning the Bronze at the Commonwealth Games. He demonstrated great resilience and determination. I wish him many more milestones in his sporting journey,” tweeted Prime Minister Modi

The nation will be proud as the evening is enlightened by weightlifter Gururaja Poojray after he clinched the bronze medal for India in the Men’s 61kg weight category with a total of 269kg. Poojary successfully performed a combined lift of 269 kg (118 kg in the snatch and 151 kg in the clean and jerk). Poojary added to India’s impressive performance in CWG weightlifting competitions, bringing the country’s total number of medals won to 127. This came shortly after teammate weightlifter Sanket Mahadev Sargar, who won a silver, started India’s medal count at the CWG 2022.

Overjoyed by the accomplishment of P. Gururaja! Congratulations to him for winning the Bronze at the Commonwealth Games. He demonstrated great resilience and determination. I wish him many more milestones in his sporting journey. pic.twitter.com/i04Fv2owtW

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 30, 2022