President of India congratulates Gururaja Poojary for his bronze medal win in the Commonwealth Games

Newly elected President Droupadi Murmu congratulated and appreciated Gururaja Poojary for his best efforts in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022, on Saturday (30th July).

“Congratulations to P. Gururaja for winning the bronze medal in Weightlifting at Commonwealth Games. You have made India proud once again at Commonwealth Games. My best wishes for many more such inspiring feats,” tweeted President of India. 

Congratulations to P. Gururaja for winning the bronze medal in Weightlifting at #CommonwealthGames. You have made India proud once again at Commonwealth Games. My best wishes for many more such inspiring feats.

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) July 30, 2022

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.